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Image of Anisonema Dujardin 1841

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Anisonema (a-nice-o-neme-a), a genus of heterotrophic euglenids commonly found in sediments. With one flagellum sweeping from side to side in front of the cell, and with a second flagellum following a hooked curve and then trailing behind the cell. The cells may periodically jerk backwards. Body not metabolic, no mouth visible by light microscopy. Phase contrast.

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Michele Bahr and David Patterson
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