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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

 Vorticella microstoma
Ehrenberg, 1830

Vorticella microstoma Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 30-80 μm long; small peristome (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium

Vorticella microstoma Ehrenberg, cell body 42 μm long, 28 μm wide, peristome 21 μm wide, x 640, Iruma river, Sayama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, January 25, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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