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Nassophorea: Synhymeniida: Scaphidiodontidae
Chilodontopsis depressa
(Perty, 1852)
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). 
Species: 
Chilodontopsis depressa, 
cell body 80 μm long, 40 μm wide, 
anterior projected toward left, flattened on both sides, cyrtos straight, 
x 400, x 640, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
 
 
	 
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