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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Epistylididae

 Campanella sp.
Glodfuss

Campanella Genus: Oral cilia make 3 or more turns around peristomal disc (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Stalk not contractile; body contractile.
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium : Epistylis

Campanella sp., cell body 155 μm long, 90 μm wide, peristome 115 μm wide, x 200, x 400, x 640, damp area at Kitamoto nature observation park, Kitamoto city, Saitama Pref., January 22, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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Vorticella Vorticella Vorticella Vorticella Vorticella
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Vorticella Vorticella Vorticella

C. umbellaria Linnaeus, 1767: Cell body 130-250 μm long (Kudo, 1966). Cell body bell-shaped; 200-260 μm long, 100 μm wide; oral cilia 4-6 turns around peristome; pellicle striated; cytopharynx 1/2 of cell length; contractile vacuole near peristome; macronucleus horseshoe-shaped (Gensei-Doubutu Zukan, 1981).

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