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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

Vorticella
Linnaeus, 1767

Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Usually in groups; endoplasm filled with refractile reserve granules; vestibule very large with an outer pharyngeal membrane; cell body 50-157 μm long, 35-99 μm wide, peristome 60-125 μm wide (Kudo, 1966). Cell body 80 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium
Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. d'udekemi (130); V. patellina (90); V. citrina (80); V. marginata (80); V. fornicata (42);


Vorticella sp. (campanula ?), cell body μm long, μm wide, x 100, Japan, 1997 by Y. Tsukii
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