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Litostomatea: Haptoria: Haptorida: Spathidiidae

 Bryophyllum vorax
(Stokes, 1888)
Syn.: Loxyphyllum vorax

Bryophyllum vorax 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).
Species: Cell body 130 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar genus -->> Spathidium;

Bryophyllum vorax (Stokes, 1888), cell body 105 μm long, 60 μm wide, x 400, x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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