Euglena
Sign in to saveEuglena is a genus of single-celled, flagellate eukaryotes. It is the best-known and most widely studied member of the class Euglenoidea, a diverse group containing some 54 genera and at least 200 species. Species of Euglena are found in fresh water and salt water. They are often abundant in quiet inland waters where they may bloom in numbers sufficient to color the surface of ponds and ditches green (E. viridis) or red (E. sanguinea).
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Euglena is a tiny, single-celled organism with a whip-like tail that lives in water and is the most well-known member of its broader group of similar creatures. These organisms can become so numerous in ponds and ditches that they turn the water green or red, making them easy to spot despite their microscopic individual size.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumEuglenozoa
- ClassEuglenoidea
- OrderEuglenida
- FamilyEuglenaceae
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Euglena is a genus of single-celled, flagellate eukaryotes. It is the best-known and most widely studied member of the class Euglenoidea, a diverse group containing some 54 genera and at least 200 species. Species of Euglena are found in fresh water and salt water. They are often abundant in quiet inland waters where they may bloom in numbers sufficient to color the surface of ponds and ditches green (E. viridis) or red (E. sanguinea).
The species Euglena gracilis has been used extensively in the laboratory as a model organism.