Choreotrichida: Tintinnina: Tintinnidae

Steenstrupiella
Kofoid & Campbell, 1929

Suborder: Sessile.
Family: Lorica long, wall 2-layered, homogenous, clear.
Genus: Lorica with aboral ridges or stirae, lip smooth, aboral end closed, rounded, often swollen (Illustrated Guide, 1985).


Steenstrupiella intumescens (Jörgensen), x400, by M. Nakamachi
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Steenstrupiella
Steenstrupiella steenstrupii (Claparde & Lachmann), x400, by M. Nakamachi
Steenstrupiella

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