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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Epistylididae

 Rhabdostyla sp.
Glodfuss

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:

Rhabdostyla sp. , cell body 56 μm long, 20 μm wide, attached on Cyclops, x 200, x 400, x 640, Japan, November 1998, by Y. Tsukii
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Vorticella ?
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