Microscopic Illustrations

Colored pencil and watercolor of Euglena with a long green body, red eyespot and a thin flagellum curled above it.

Euglena, colored pencil & watercolor
Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

About euglena:

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Genus: Euglena

Euglena, a protist in phylum Euglenozoa, is painted by Gina in colored pencil and watercolor in 2006 for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. A fine flagellum curls above the tapering green body, and darker marks inside show through the wash. Shown in isolation, the microscopic subject gains a distinct outline and a sense of volume.