Spirotrichea:
Stichotrichida: Urostylidae
Holosticha sp.
Wrzesniowski, 1877
Syn.: Amphisia Sterki, 1878
Family: Frontal cirri differ in size and/or pattern from ventral ones of files;
"collar" extends short distance along right edge of body; oral area not U-shaped
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Many species; usually ovoid or elongate in shape; AZM 1/4 of the body length;
two rows of ventral cirri; frontal cirri present (Carey, 1992).
Frontventral cirri in zig-zag files; rear rounded, body oval to long (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
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Holosticha sp.,
cell body 115 μm long, 40 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, ovoid macronuclei, AZM body,
Saitama Pref., Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
H. diademata (Rees, 1884) Kahl, 1930-5: Elongate,
140 μm long;
a long AZM occupying 1/3 body length; 7 long & stout frontal cirri;
two ovoid macronuclei (Carey, 1992).
H. kessleri (Wrzesnioski, 1877) Kahl, 1930-5: Elongate, anterior rounded, but posterior
truncated; 150 μm long;
AZM 1/4 body length; two groups (?) of ovoid macronuclei (Carey, 1992).
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