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Ciliophora: Nassophprea: Synhymeniida: Scaphidiodontidae
Chilodontopsis sp.
(Blockmann, 1895) Deroux, 1978
Family: Synhymenium sparsely ciliated, extends from postoral region onto left preoral body surface;
somewhat dorsoventrally flattened; thigmotactic (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Both body surfaces ciliated (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Body ovoid or anterior projected toward left;
flattened on both sides; both surface ciliated; cyrtos straight; a large macronucleus (Carey, 1992).
Chilodontopsis sp. (hisionensis or vorax ?; or Synhymenia Synhymeniidae ?),
tape No. 0041, time code 0152,
Iida-shinden, Saitama city (formerly Urawa city), Saitama Pref. Japan, June 22, 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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