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Litostomatea: Haptoria: Haptorida: Trachelophyllidae

 Trachelophyllum sp.
Claparède and Lachmann, 1859

Trachelophyllum Genus: Elongate, flattened; flexible, ribbon-like; anterior end neck-like and tip truncate; cytopharynx narrow, with trichocysts; two macronuclei; contractile terminal (Kudo, 1966). Apex a low dome, not ventrally bent; body much flattened (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Neck is truncated transversely and carries a short snout-like tip (Carey, 1992).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Lacrymaria; Ileonema

Trachelophyllum Claparède and Lachmann, cell body 130 μm long, 20 μm wide, x 400, x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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Trachelophyllum Trachelophyllum

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