Thuricola folliculata
(O. F. Müller, 1786), Fromentel-Kent
Genus: Lorica attached aborally (no stalk); valve closes obliquely as body retracts (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Cell body 160-200 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
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Vaginicola;
Cothurnia;
Platycola
Thuricola folliculata ?,
lorica about 210 μm long, 46 μm wide, L/W=4.6,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, peristome μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Kiyasse-Hanyu (Mitagaya Agriculture Park), Mitagaya, Hanyu city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 4, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Kiyasse-Hanyu (Mitagaya Agriculture Park), Mitagaya, Hanyu city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 4, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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