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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Epistylididae

Rhabdostyla ovum
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Rhabdostyla Genus: Similar to Epistylis; but solitary with a non-contractile stalk; numerous species (Kudo, 1966). Attached to Cyclops, Cypris, other copepods in fresh water (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Species: Cell body 28 μm long (Kahl, 1930).


Rhabdostyla ovum, cell body 27 μm long, 17 μm wide, peristome 15 μm wide, x 640, Fujimi-hotaru-shinsui Park, Okegawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Rhabdostyla Rhabdostyla

Images of collecting locality: Fujimi-hotaru-shinsui Park, Okegawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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