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Scientific Name: Astasia pygmaea Skuja, 1939
Photo: schmidty4112 (flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Protozoa
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Peranemea
Order: Natomonadida
Family: Astasiidae
Description:
The cells exhibit an ovoid to pear-shaped morphology, measuring 9 µm in length and 6 µm in width. They possess a flagellum that is approximately the same length as the body, around 10 µm long. The anterior end is narrowly rounded, while the posterior end is slightly narrowed and obtuse. These organisms do not engage in sexual reproduction and reproduce exclusively through fission.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mostly found in organotrophic freshwater waterbodies.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.