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Phyllopharyngea: Suctoria: Endogenida: Tokophryidae

 Tokophrya quadripartita
Goodrich and Jahn

Tokophrya quadripartita 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).
Specis: body 100-175 μm long; with sucking tentacles in four groups (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

Tokophrya quadripartia, cell body 83 μm long, 51 μm wide, tentacles up to 60 μm long, x 400, x 640,Isa-Numa, Kawagoe, Saitama Pref., Japan, May 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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