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Heterotrichea: Heterotrichida: Heterotrichina: Blepharismidae

Blepharisma americanum
Suzuki, 1954

Genus: Elongate, ovoid; anterior apex often curves over the peristome; non contractile (Carey, 1992). In front of cytostome a two-layered undulating membrane on right edge; contractile vacuole and cytopyge terminal; rose-colored; many species (Kudo, 1966).
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Blepharisma
B. americanum
var. americanum

intact cells
220-250 x 66 μm
Tokyo, 199?
Blepharisma
B. americanum
var. americanum

Azure C staining
μm
Tokyo, 199?
Blepharisma americanum
B. americanum
var. americanum

cell division
μm
Tokyo, 199?
Blepharisma americanum
B. americanum
var. americanum

conjugation
μm
Tokyo, 199?
Blepharisma americanum
B. americanum
var. trinodatum

intact cells
μm
Vermont-Maine
USA, 1999
Movies
Blepharisma
B. americanum
var. trinodatum

Azure C staining
μm
Vermont-Maine
USA, 1999
Blepharisma americanum
B. americanum
var. trinodatum

cell division
μm
Vermont-Maine
USA, 1999
Blepharisma
B. americanum
var. trinodatum

cysts
μm
Vermont-Maine
USA, 1999

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Blepharisma americanum
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