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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

 Vorticella pulchra

Vorticella pulchra Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Resembles V. campanula; but anterior end somewhat narrow; usually without refractile granules in endoplasm; cell body 50-95 μm long, 35-53 μm wide; peristome 55-75 μm wide (Kudo, 1966). cell body 70 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium
Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. similis (60, 70); V. limnetis (60); V. smaragdina (65); V. floridensis (85);

Vorticella pulchra, cell body 55 μm long, 33 μm wide, peristome 35 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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