Family: Oral area subapical, ovoid, flattened, anlong ventral margin of laterally compressed body; both side ciliated (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Flask-shaped; elongate, flattened; anterior region neck-like; cilia only on right side; without trichocyst-borders; cytostome with trichocysts; two macronuclei (Kudo, 1966).

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Two macronuclei
L. meleagris ? 153 μm Higashi-sano Hakuba Nagano, 2004	L. cygnus 13 samples 217-350 μm 1997-2006 Movies	L. lamella or L. cygnus ? 2 samples 138-195 μm 1999
L. dusarti ? 153 μm not contractile Japan, 1998	L. dusarti ? 140 x 26 μm Asa-kawa Hachioji Tokyo, 2005	L. dusarti ? 115 x 25 μm Watarase river Ashikaga Tochigi, 2004	L. dusarti ? 100 x 28 μm Kitamoto n.o.p. Kitamoto Saitama, 2006
Litonotus sp. 150 x 48 μm Iruma river Sayama Saitama, 2004	Litonotus sp. ? 205 x 73 μm Iruma river Sayama Saitama, 2004	Litonotus sp. 130 x 45 μm Ichino-kawa Namegawa Saitama, 2004
L. fusidens ? 110 μm Iruma Saitama, 2002	L. fusidens ? 92 x 21 μm Shiba river near Owada Park Saitama, 2005
Litonotus sp. ? 108 x 29 μm Senganpi Suigo p. Saitama Saitama, 2005	Litonotus sp. ? 85 x 26 μm Minowada Moroyama Saitama, 2004	Litonotus sp.2 100-113 μm not contractile Japan, 1998
L. anguilla ? 200 μm ridged Saitama, 1999	L. fasciola 10 samples 84-125 μm 1998-2004	Litonotus sp.4 88 μm Japan, 1998	Litonotus sp.4 ? cell μm Japan, 1998
Litonotus sp. 65 x 19 μm Kawaguchi n.p. Kawaguchi Saitama, 2006	Litonotus sp.3 62 μm Showa-machi g.p. Showa Saitama, 2003	Litonotus sp.12 53 μm Japan, 1999	Litonotus sp.12 67 x 9 μm Tama river Setagaya Tokyo, 2004
L. triqueter 50 μm Japan, 1998	L. triqueter 48 x 12 μm Ikoi-no-mori p. Fuchu Tokyo, 2004	L. armillatus 3 samples 181-188 μm 1997-1998	Litonotus sp.2b μm posterior pointed Japan, 199?
Litonotus sp.2b 45 x 10 μm Okubo Ryoke Akigase park Saitama, 2005	Litonotus sp.2b 33 x 9 μm Sanga Shobu Saitama, 2005
Single macronucleus ?
Litonotus sp.10 109 μm similar to sp.4 Japan, 1999	Litonotus sp.11 μm Koshigaya Saitama, 2001	Litonotus sp. μm Akasaka-numa Saitama, 2002	Litonotus sp. 65 x 12 μm Numa-no-hara m. Madarao highland Niigata, 2005
Litonotus sp.7 7 samples 38-75 μm 199?-2004 Movies	Litonotus sp.9 3 samples 25-50 μm 1998-2002 Movies

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