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Choanoflagellida: Codonosigidae

Codosiga
James-Clark, 1868 (Illustrated Guide, 1985)
Kent (Kudo, 1966)

Family: Small; delicate collar surrounds a flagellum; sedentary (Kudo, 1966). Solitary or colonial; with or without lorica; stalked or stalkless (How to know the protozoa, 1978).
Genus: Individuals clustered at end of a simple or branching stalk; fresh water (Kudo, 1966). Cells lacks periplast; collar well developed surrounding a single anterior flagellum; 2 or more posterior contractile vacuoles (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

C. botrytis
3 clips
14 x 6-8 μm
collar short
Japan, 1999

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