MASTIGOPHORACEAE (Mastigophore family)

Dendromastigophora flagellifera (Hook. f) R. M. Schust. whip-like tree mastigophore [New Zealand; South Island; near Fox Glacier, Lake Matheson; 43 deg. 27'S, 169 deg. 58.0'E; 375 feet][covering living tree trunks throughout the forest surrounding the lake; January 12, 2002; Collected & identified by Abel Kinser; #2351]