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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 54 μm long, 27 μm wide, L/W=2.0, peristome 24 μm wide, P/W=0.9, x 400, x 640, Akebono marsh (or bog), Nidanuma (Nitanuma), Tsuchiyu-onsen, Fukushima city, Fukushima Pref., Japan, October 28, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
Vorticella
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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