Suborder: Paroral dikinetid shorter than other oral structures; no ribbed wall from paroral dikinetids towards cytostome (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Family: Ovoid to ellipsoid, usually flattened; dense ventral cilia; oral area relatively large; ~ midventral; long, prominent cytoprOctober
Genus: Oral polykinetid 3 rectangular; oral area midventral (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Cytostome right of median line in posterior half; with 3-4 caudal cilia; contractile vacuole terminal (Kudo, 1966).

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C. margaritaceum 31 x 22 μm Kaga Ishikawa, 2000	C. margaritaceum 30 x 20 μm Japan, 1997	C. margaritaceum 30 x 20 μm Japan, 1999	C. margaritaceum 30 x 20 μm Mishima Shizuoka, 2001
C. margaritaceum 29 μm Japan, 199?	C. margaritaceum cell division Japan, 199?	C. margaritaceum 25 x 20 μm Saitama, 2000	C. margaritaceum 25 x 17 μm Japan, 1999
C. margaritaceum 25 x 18 μm Tama river Setagaya Tokyo, 2004	C. margaritaceum μm Kazo Saitama, 2003	C. margaritaceum ? μm Chiba-Minato Park Chiba, 2003
Cinetochilum sp. 15 x 11 μm Japan, 1998	Cinetochilum sp. dividing cell Japan, 1998	Cinetochilum sp. or Kreyella ? 18 x 14 μm Tega-numa Abiko Chiba, 2000	Cinetochilum sp. 35 x 26 μm Otto-Numa Tsuchiura Ibaraki, 2002

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