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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

Vorticella sp.
Linnaeus, 1767

Vorticella Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Campanella; Rhabdostyla; Opisthostyla;


Vorticella sp., cell body 55 μm long, 27 μm wide, peristome 36 μm wide, pellicle with small granules alinged longitudinally, x 640, Kayoicho-ike (pond), Kasuya town, Fukuoka Pref., Japan, October 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Vorticella microscopia Fromentel, 1874: Cell body 15 μm long (Kahl, 1930).


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