Genus: Lorica attached aborally (no stalk); valve closes obliquely as body retracts (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Cell body 160-200 μm long (Kahl, 1930). |
T. folliculata O.F. Müller, 1786: cell body 130-300 μm long; band-form macronucleus; contractile vacuole anterior (Kojima et al., 1995).