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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vaginicolidae

 Cothurnia sp.
Kent

Cothurnia 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:
Similar Genus ->> Thuricola; Vaginicola; Pyxicola; Platycola

Cothurnia oblonga or Vaginicola ?, lorica about 65 μm long, 30 μm wide, cell body 90 μm long, 7-18 μm wide, peristome 22 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Fujimi-hotaru-shinsui Park, Okegawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: Fujimi-hotaru-shinsui Park, Okegawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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