Heterotrichea:
Heterotrichida: Stentoridae
Stentor igneus
Ehrenberg
Genus: When extended, trumpet-shaped or cylindrical; highly contractile; some with
mucilaginous lorica; conspicuous peristomal field frontal; contractile vacuole anterior-left; fresh water
(Kudo, 1966).
Species: Rose-colored or colorless; 200-400 μm
long; macronucleus oval; ciliation uniform (Kudo, 1966).
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Stentor igneus Ehrenberg,
cell body 200 μm long, 105 μm wide, L/W=,
x 400, x 640, Kamino-tanbo (bog/marsh), Tsugaike highland (near Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Images of collecting locality:
Kamino-tanbo (bog/marsh), Tsugaike highland (near Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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