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Classification: |
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Khawkinea T.L. Jahn and W.R. McKibben 1937; 12 of 62 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).Order Eutreptiales; Family Astasiaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Colorless unicells with a stigma (eyespot), most likely derived from Euglena by loss of chloroplasts. |
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Astasia has no stigma |
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Habitat: |
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Freshwater, or parasites in freshwater flatworms, copepods and annelids. Widespread (Ibid.) |
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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. Jahn, T.L. and W.R. McKibben 1937. A colorless euglenoid flagellate, Khawkinea halli n. gen., n. sp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 56(1): 48-54.
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