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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

 Vorticella striata
Dujardin, 1841

Vorticella Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Cell body 45 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Campanella; Rhabdostyla; Opisthostyla;

Vorticella striata (or V. cupifera ?), cell body 36 μm long, 17 μm wide, peristome 20 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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Vorticella striata Dujardin, 1841: Cell body 45 μm long (Kahl, 1930).

Vorticella cupifera Kahl, 1930: Cell body 40 μm long (Kahl, 1930).

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