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Opalinata: Opalinatea: Opalinida: Opalinidae

 Opalina
Purkinje and Valentin

Opalina Genus: Relatively small nuclei, usually more than 4; nuclear chromatin reticulate; cell flattened in transverse section (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Highly flattened; multinucleate; in amphibians; numerous species (Kudo, 1966).
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Opalina sp. (japonica ?) from feces of Bufo japonicus (courtesy of H. Nakazawa at Waseda Univ.), 200-250 μm long, 125-137 μm wide, x 100, x 200, x400, x 400, by Y. Tsukii
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Opalina Opalina Opalina Opalina
x 200, x 200, x400, x 400, by Y. Tsukii
Opalina Opalina Opalina Opalina
x 100, x 200, x 100, x 200, by Y. Tsukii
Opalina Opalina Opalina Opalina
Opalina Opalina
x 400, by Y. Tsukii
Opalina Opalina Opalina Opalina
x 200, x 400, azure C stained, by Y. Tsukii
Opalina Opalina

O. japonica Sugiyama, 1924: 190-230 μm long, 140-170 μm wide; cell body ovoid; posterior often pointed; 100-170 nuclei; ecto- and endoplasm.

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