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Litostomatea: Haptoria: Haptorida: Trachelophyllidae

Trachelophyllum sp.
Claparéde and Lachmann, 1859

Trachelophyllum Genus: Elongate, flattened; flexible, ribbon-like; anterior end neck-like and tip truncate; cytopharynx narrow, with trichocysts; two macronuclei; contractile terminal (Kudo, 1966). Apex a low dome, not ventrally bent; body much flattened (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Neck is truncated transversely and carries a short snout-like tip (Carey, 1992).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Lacrymaria; Ileonema


Trachelophyllum ?, cell body about 300 μm long, μm wide, L/W=, 2 ellipsoidal macronuclei present, x 200, x 400, x 640, No.2, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: No.2, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii


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