Family: Apex somewhat to much fan-shaped; oral region along apex, may extend ventrally (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Cytostome slit-like, situated apically on non-ciliated ridge of the body (Carey, 1992).
Genus: Body flattened, crescentic (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

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Bryophyllum sp. 125 μm Japan, 1999	B. vorax 116 μm Narita Chiba, 2000	B. vorax ? 116 μm Akigase Park Saitama, 2002	B. vorax 105 μm near Town Hall Shobu town Saitama, 2004
B. loxyphylliforme 109 μm Tatebayashi Gunma, 2001	B. loxyphylliforme 135 x 60 μm Hasu-ike Shiga highland Nagano, 2005	B. loxyphylliforme μm a wetland Wakaba-ku Chiba, 2008	Bryophyllum sp. μm Nishi-Urawa Saitama, 2003

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