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Euglenamorpha Wenrich 1924; 3 species have been described but may not be accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).The colorless form may be synonymous with Hegneria (Ibid.). |
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Flagellated unicells with euglenoid movement (‘metaboly’). Cigar-shaped. Both PS and non-PS cells are described. Green cells have 3, while colorless cells have 4 – 6 emergent flagella. |
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Endozoic in the digestive tract of Rana tadpoles. |
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. in Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 January 2013.
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