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Heterotrichea: Heterotrichida: Stentoridae

 Stentor igneus
Ehrenberg

Genus: When extended, trumpet-shaped or cylindrical; highly contractile; some with mucilaginous lorica; conspicuous peristomal field frontal; contractile vacuole anterior-left; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
Species: Rose-colored or colorless; 200-400 μm long; macronucleus oval; ciliation uniform (Kudo, 1966).

Stentor igneus, cell body about 280 μm long, 100 μm wide, L/W=, x 100, x 200, x 400, No. 5-1, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: No. 5, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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