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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Epistylididae

 Rhabdostyla ovum
Kent

Rhabdostyla Genus: Similar to Epistylis; but solitary with a non-contractile stalk; numerous species (Kudo, 1966). Attached to Cyclops, Cypris, other copepods in fresh water (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Species: Cell body 28 μm long (Kahl, 1930).

Rhabdostyla ovum Kent ?, cell body 50 μm long, 28 μm wide, L/W=, peristome 26 μm wide, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, a pond at Izumo Shrine, Izumo city, Shimane Pref., Japan, September 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: a pond at Izumo Shrine, Izumo city, Shimane Pref., Japan, September 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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