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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, cell body 31 μm long, 20 μm wide, stalk 23 μm long, x 400, x 640, Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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