Heliozoea: Ciliophryida
(Page & Siemensma, 1991; Protistology 3rd ed., 2003)
Silicoflagellata: Pedinellales (Illustrated guide, 2000)
Dictyochophyceae: Ciliophryales
Ciliophrys infusionum
Cienkowsky, 1875 (Illustrated guide, 2000)
Cienkowski, 1876 (Page & Siemensma, 1991)
Genus: With extremely fine radiating filopodia; with a single flagellum which is
difficult to distinguish from the numerous filopodia, but becomes conspicuous when the pseudopodia
are withdrawn (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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Similar genus -->> Dimorpha;
Ciliophrys infusionum,
cell body μm long,
x 400, Japan 199? by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
C. infusionum: 25-30 μm long; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
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