Spirotrichea: Heterotrichia: Blepharismidae: Blepharisma
Blepharisma lateritium(Ehrenberg, 1831) Kahl, 1932
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).
Species: 60-200 μm long; 38-50 μm wide; cell body pointed anteriorly, rounded posteriorly, usually colored pale pink, but sometimes colorless; undulating membrane short, narrow; peristome extending half the body length; macronucleus ovoid; five or six micronuclei; contractile vacuole large (Giese, 1973).
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