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Spirotrichea: Stichotrichida: Spirofilidae

 Spiretella

Spiretella Suborder: Ventral cirri as 1 or more files of varied length; linear.
Family: Cirral files spiral obliquely around body.
Genus: Body plump, with rostrum; 2 groups of ventral cirri, 1 on each side; planktonic (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Spiretella sp., cell body 108 μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Koshigaya, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Spiretella Spiretella Spiretella
x 640
Spiretella Spiretella Spiretella
x 400
Spiretella Spiretella Spiretella
x 640
Spiretella Spiretella Spiretella Spiretella

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