Oligohymenophorea:
Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vaginicolidae
Cothurnia imberbis
Ehrenberg 1938
Genus: Lorica attached aborally by stalk; no operculum (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Similar to Vaginicola,
but lorica stands on a short stalk; fresh or salt water (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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Similar Genus ->> Thuricola;
Vaginicola;
Pyxicola;
Platycola
Cothurnia imberbis Ehrenberg 1938 ?,
cell body 150 μm long, 15 μm wide, L/W=,
peristome 28 μm wide,
lorica 95 μm long, 35 μm wide, L/W=,
x 200, x 400, x 640, No. 9-3, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Lorica 100 μm long, 38 μm wide, L/W=, x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 9, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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