Oligohymenophorea
: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Operculariidae
Opercularia
sp.
Goldfuss, 1820
Genus:
Colonical
when mature; macronucleus long, often
C
-shaped; some species loricate (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Stalk
non-contractile
.
Species:
Opercularia sp.
(
asellicola
or
coarctata
?), cell body
μm long,
μm wide, Japan, 19?? by H. Horikami
O. ramosa
:
140
μm long (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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