Nutritional Freshwater Life
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PhyLuM: euGLenozoa (FLaGeLLate Protozoa)
Euglena gracilis O.F. Müller 1786
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Common name: Not available.
Distribution: Common and ubiquitous
all over Europe, western hemisphere,
China, India (Agaebase).
Habitat: Primarily found in freshwater habitats, but they can also inhabit
marine and soil environments.
Description: It is a two-flagellated
microorganism with an exquisite spiral
exoskeleton called a pellicle, as well as
many other novel cell structures, such
as nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts,
Golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles, an
endoplasmic reticulum, an eyespot,
and a few other eukaryotic organelles.
Cell is approximately 50 µm long and
10 µm wide. This is a food supplement
(MicrobeWiki, 2011).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Protein
CHO a
Lipids
39–61
14–18
14–20
a Carbohydrate.
Source: Data from Becker (2006).
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PhyLuM: euGLenozoa (FLaGeLLate Protozoa)
Euglena gracilis O.F. Müller 1786
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Common name: Not available.
Distribution: Common and ubiquitous
all over Europe, western hemisphere,
China, India (Agaebase).
Habitat: Primarily found in freshwater habitats, but they can also inhabit
marine and soil environments.
Description: It is a two-flagellated
microorganism with an exquisite spiral
exoskeleton called a pellicle, as well as
many other novel cell structures, such
as nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts,
Golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles, an
endoplasmic reticulum, an eyespot,
and a few other eukaryotic organelles.
Cell is approximately 50 µm long and
10 µm wide. This is a food supplement
(MicrobeWiki, 2011).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
Protein
CHO a
Lipids
39–61
14–18
14–20
a Carbohydrate.
Source: Data from Becker (2006).