Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Cell body 50-80 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. margaritata var. chlorelligera (60)
Other endosymbiosesVorticella monilata (or V. margaritata ?) with endosymbiotic Chlorella,
cell body 78-93 μm long, μm wide, peristome 65-93 μm wide,
x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, October 2000, by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640