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Prostomatea: Prorodontida: Colepidae

 Nolandia

Nolandia Genus:
Species:

Nolandia sp. (or Coleps ?), fed on Tetrahymena thermophila, x 400, x 1000 (right), less than 50 μm long, 14 ? longitudinal & 12 ? circular rows of plates, posterior spines inconspicuous, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
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Nolandia sp. (or Coleps ?), fed on Tetrahymena thermophila, 3-4; cells ingesting Tetrahymena; by Y. Tsukii

Nolandia sp. (or Coleps ?), cell(s) stained with azureC (left) and Coumasie Brilliant Blue (right), by Y. Tsukii

Nolandia sp. (or Coleps ?), silver-stained, by Y. Tsukii

Nolandia sp. (or Coleps ?), conjugation ?, by Y. Tsukii

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