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Phyllopharyngea: Suctoria: Endogenida: Tokophryidae

Tokophrya lemnarum
Bütschli

Family: No lorica; tentacles single, in fascicles, or distributed evenly over body (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Pyriform or pyramidal; without lorica; tentacles in 1-4 fascicles on anterior surface; stalk not rigid; simple endogenous budding; fresh water (Kudo, 1966). Tentacles emerge from distal, bullbous processes (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Species:
Tokophrya lemnarum
intact cells
75-125 μm
Japan, 1997
Tokophrya lemnarum
intact cells
75-125 μm
Japan, 1997
Tokophrya lemnarum
well fed
75-125 μm
Japan, 1997
Tokophrya lemnarum
feeding
75-125 μm
Japan, 1997
Tokophrya lemnarum
cell division
75-125 μm
Japan, 1998
Tokophrya lemnarum
morphogenesis
75-125 μm
Japan, 1998
Tokophrya
morphogenesis
75-125 μm
Watarase river
Ashikaga
Tochigi, 2004

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Tokophrya lemnarum
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