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Phyllopharyngea: Cyrtophorida: Chlamydodontina: Chilodonellidae

Chilodonella cucullulus
(Müller, 1786) Kahl, 1931
Synonyms: Colpoda cucullulus, Müller, 1786, Chilodon cucullulus Calkins, 1902

Chilodonella cucullulus Genus: Cell body ovoid, with pre-oral suture skewed left to a point; ventrally flattened, dorsally convex (How to know the protozoa, 1979). With distinct postoral ? beak or unciliated field in ventral body cilia; preoral kinety complete (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Dorsal surface lacks bristles (cf. with bristles Trithigmostoma) ; central zone devoid of cilia (Carey, 1992).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Trithigmostoma


Chilodonella cucullulus, with fungal (?) macronuclear endosymbionts, cell body 113 μm long, 75 μm wide, x 640, Iruma River, Bushi, Iruma, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 2002 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Without macronuclear endosymbionts (fungi?)
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With macronuclear endosymbionts (fungi?)
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Cells are flattened by pressing with a cover glass, and then ruptured releasing the endosymbionts
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