FLAGELLATE PROTOZOA (MASTIGOPHORA) 253 



79 (84) Posterior border acute or with a caudal appendage 80 



80 (81) Ellipsoidal, slightly flattened; posterior end acute. Longitudinally 



or spirally marked. . , Lepocinclis Perty. 



Representative species Lepocinclis sp. 



This genus is very closely related to, if not identical with, the preceding 

 one. The form here represented is assigned to this genus by Conn, with 

 some doubt. Species not determined. 



FIG. 398. Lepocindis sp. X 1000. (After Conn.) 



8 1 (80) Round to pear-shaped, asymmetrical, much flattened; caudal process 



present. 



Phacus Nitzsch 



82 



82 (83) 



83 (82) 



Caudal process moderate; not large. 



Phacus pleuronectes Nitzsch 1816. 



Tail-like projection usually curved. Surface longitudinally striated. 

 Endoplasm green, enclosing one or more large, amylaceous bodies. Flagel- 

 lum arises from a cleft-like mouth on the anterior border. Length 25 to 

 75 ft. Among aquatic plants. 



FIG. 399. Phacus pleuronectes. X 450. (After Conn.) 



Caudal process long; size conspicuous. 



Phacus longicaudus Ehrenberg 1838. 



Recognized by its large size and long caudal pro- 

 jection. Body frequently twisted on its longitudinal 

 axis. Length 



X 310. (After Conn.) 

 85 



FIG. 400. Phacus longicaudus. 



84 (79) Posterior end evenly rounded 



85 (86) Resembling Phacus but without caudal appendage. 



Cyclanura Stokes. 

 Representative species Cyclanura orbiculata Stokes 1886. 



Body ovate or suborbicular, thick, compressed, with a longitudinal 

 keel across the right-hand side. Color green. Contractile vacuole 

 and eye-spot anteriorly placed. Length about 50 ft. Stagnant pond 

 water. 



FIG. 401. Cyclanura orbiculata. X 325. lAfter Stokes.) 



86 (85) Oval in outline, rigid, flattened. Chromatophores green, two in 



number, lateral in position. . . . Cryptoglena Ehrenberg. 



Representative species Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg 1831. 



Flagellum single, short. Chromatophores band-like, following the 

 contour of the body. A scarlet eye-spot near the anterior extremity. 

 Length 12 M . Fresh water. 



FIG. 402- Cryptoglena pigra. X 1500. (After Conn.) 



87 (61) Colorless forms without eye-spots. Often very plastic 88 



88 (101) Body elongate, usually with striped membrane. Nutrition sapro- 



phytic. Flagella usually two. Family ASTASITDAE . . 89 



