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Scientific Name: Phacus denisii Allorge & Lefèvre, 1931
Phytoplankton : Phacus denisii

Photo: nclercin (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Protozoa
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenida
Family: Phacaceae
Description:
The organism described is highly flattened and asymmetrical, with a firm pellicle that maintains a consistent body form. It exhibits prominent longitudinal or oblique striations and possesses a flagellum and stigma. Chromatophores are green, discoid, and lack pyrenoids, indicating a holophytic mode of nutrition. Typically found in freshwater environments, this organism’s cell structure is rigid and ovate when viewed from the front, often featuring a short caudal process that is notably compressed and twisted. The periplast is adorned with longitudinal striae or rows of short spines. Chloroplasts are numerous and disc-shaped, while paramylum bodies are few, large, and ring-shaped.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
They are associated with freshwater habitats.
Environment:
Freshwater
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