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Litostomatea: Haptoria: Haptorida: Enchelyidae

 Enchelyodon sp.
Claparède and Lachmann, 1859

Enchelyodon Genus: Ovoid or cylindrical in shape; anterior rounded or drawn out into an elongate snout; cytostome apical; dorsal brush present, formed by paired kinetosomes (Carey, 1992). Oral region truncated with flat membranous region forward of oral dikinetids (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:

Enchelyodon sp., cell body 320 μm long, 54 μm wide, L/W=5.9, x 200, x 400, x 640, No.3, standing water, Nakayukawa-sen (a forestry road along Omatazawa), Nishiwaga town, Iwate Pref., Japan, May 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: No.3, standing water, Nakayukawa-sen (a forestry road along Omatazawa), Nishiwaga town, Iwate Pref., Japan, May 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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