Oligohymenophorea:
Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vaginicolidae
Cothurnia imberbis
Ehrenberg 1938
Genus: Lorica attached aborally by stalk; no operculum (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Similar to Vaginicola,
but lorica stands on a short stalk; fresh or salt water (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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Similar Genus ->> Thuricola;
Vaginicola;
Pyxicola;
Platycola
Cothurnia imberbis Ehrenberg 1938 ?,
cell body 145 μm long, 15 μm wide, L/W=,
peristome 27 μm wide,
lorica 85 μm long, 50 μm wide, L/W=, endosymbiotic algae present,
x 640, Watasuge marsh (or bog), Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Images of collecting locality:
Watasuge marsh (or bog), Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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