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Phyllopharyngea: Suctoria: Endogenida: Tokophryidae

 Tokophrya lemnarum
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Tokophrya Genus: Pyriform or pyramidal; without lorica; tentacles in 1-4 fascicles on anterior surface; stalk not rigid; simple endogenous budding; fresh water (Kudo, 1966). Tentacles emerge from distal, bullbous processes (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:

Tokophrya lemnarum, cell body 75-125 μm long, stalk 100 μm long, tentacles 62-100 μm long, nucleus oval 15 μm in diam., resh water, x 200 & x 400, Japan, 1997 by Y. Tsukii
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Tokophrya lemnarum

Tokophrya sp., x 200?, by Y. Tsukii
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