Peranema (Euglenoid)
Peranema
Peranema is a genus of free-living phagotrophic euglenids (Euglenida; Euglenozoa; Excavata). There are more than 20 nominal species, varying in size between 8 and 200 micrometers. Peranema cells are gliding flagellates found in freshwater lakes, ponds and ditches, and are often abundant at the bottom of stagnant pools rich in decaying organic material. Although they belong to the class Euglenoidea, and are morphologically similar to the green Euglena, Peranema have no chloroplasts, and do not conduct
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Peranema trichophorum
speciesPeranema trichophorum
Peranema pleururum
speciesPeranema pleururum
Peranema curvicauda
speciesPeranema curvicauda
Peranema asperum
speciesPeranema asperum
Peranema inflexum
speciesPeranema inflexum
Peranema cuneatum
speciesPeranema cuneatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 142255.