
Urceolus
Urceolus (from Latin urceolus 'flask', 'pitcher') is a genus of heterotrophic flagellates belonging to the Euglenozoa, a phylum of single-celled eukaryotes or protists. Described by Russian biologist Konstantin Mereschkowsky in 1877, its type species is Urceolus alenizini. Species of this genus are characterized by deformable flask-shaped cells that exhibit at least one flagellum that is active at the tip, arising from a neck-like structure that also hosts the feeding apparatus. They are found in a variety...
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Urceolus cyclostomus
speciesUrceolus cyclostomus

Urceolus sabulosus
speciesUrceolus sabulosus

Urceolus pascheri
speciesUrceolus pascheri
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1075196.