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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 48 μm long, 43 μm wide, peristome 43 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Kurihashi, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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Vorticella microscopia Fromentel, 1874: Cell body 15 μm long (Kahl, 1930).

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