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Heterotrichea: Heterotrichida: Heterotrichina: Blepharismidae

Blepharisma
Perty, 1849

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

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

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

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

μm
Vermont-Maine
USA, 1999
Blepharisma
B. japonicum
194 μm
Japan, 19??
Blepharisma
B. japonicum
μm
Japan, 19??
Blepharisma
B. undulans
168 x 37 μm
Japan, 199?
Blepharisma
B. undulans
μm
Japan, 199?
Blepharisma
B. seculum
110 x 32 μm
Uruguay, 1999
Blepharisma
B. seculum
110 x 32 μm
Uruguay, 1999
Blepharisma
B. seculum ?
125 x 39 μm
Demaru-nakago
Kawajima
Saitama, 2005
Blepharisma lateritium
B. lateritium
106 x 45 μm
Tsukuba
Ibaraki, 2000
Blepharisma lateritium
B. lateritium
106 x 45 μm
Tsukuba
Ibaraki, 2000
Blepharisma lateritium
B. lateritium
106 x 65 μm
Tsukamoto
Sakura-ku
Saitama, 2004
Blepharisma lateritium
B. lateritium
205 x 102 μm
Kawaguchi n.p.
Kawaguchi
Saitama, 2006
Blepharisma lateritium
B. lateritium
157 x μm
Suijo Park
Gyoda
Saitama, 2006
Blepharisma
B. lateritium ?
μm
Yoshikawa
Saitama, 2003

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Blepharisma americanum
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