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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

Vorticella elongata
Fromentel, 1874

Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Cell body 60 μm long (Kahl, 1930).


Vorticella elongata ?, cell body 60 μm long, 20 μm wide, peristome 31 μm wide, stalk > 120 μm long, x 100, x 200, x 400, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii


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