Oligohymenophorea
(formerly Nassophorea): Peniculida: Frontoniina: Frontoniidae
Disematostoma
bütschlii
Lauterborn, 1894
Genus: Striated sutural regions dorsal and to rear of cytoproct; body tapers to rear from 3 sides
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Broadly rounded anterior end and bluntly pointed narrow posterior end; sausage-form macronucleus;
a micronucleus; contractile vacuole middle of body with collecting canals; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
Buccal structure is well-stained by azure C (Y. Tsukii, 2000).
Species: Cell body 140-155 μm; long (Kahl, 1930).
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Disematostoma sp. conjugating pairs,
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Disematostoma sp., macronuclei,
μm long,
x 400, by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
D. bütschlii, Lauterborn:
135-155 μm long; with or without zoochlorella;
fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
D. colpidioides von Gelei: Reniform, twisted;
100-160 μm long (Kudo, 1966).
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