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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).
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Tokophrya lemnarum, morphogenesis from larva (motile swarmers) to adult cells, x 400, x 640, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm v 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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