Euglena sp.

A single-celled flagellate Eukaryotes at Kowen, ACT

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Identification history

	Euglena sp.	2 Feb 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Euglena sp.	11 Jan 2017	KenT

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User's notes

In water sample squeezed from vegetation at edge of pond. Cell length was 272 µm and maximum width was 24 µm. Cells in the background appear to be yeasts, some of which can be seen to be reproducing by budding.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Feb 2017

Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "Euglena species; you can put names on these by comparing the shape of the starch granules."

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
22 Dec 2016 11:06 AM Recorded on
KenT Recorded by
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Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Euglena sp. Scientific name
A single-celled flagellate Eukaryotes Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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