Family: Peristomal disc lacks stalk; body on aboral stalk; if stalkless, in lorica; solitary or colonial.
Genus: Oral cilia make 3 or more turns around peristomal disc (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Stalk not contractile; body contractile.

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Campanella sp. 212 x μm peristome 175 μm Hiroshima, 1998	Campanella sp. 190 x μm peristome 200 μm Koshigaya Saitama, 2001	Campanella sp. 155 x 90 μm peristome μm nature obs. p. Kitamoto Saitama, 2005
C. umbellaria 200 x 113 μm Japan, 1997	C. umbellaria μm Tango-seki p. Chuoh-ku Chiba, 2008	C. umbellaria μm Chiba Park Chiba, 2003	C. umbellaria 144 x 112 μm Japan, 1999
C. umbellaria 125 x 108 μm Iruma Park Saitama, 2002	C. umbellaria 120 x 110 μm Univ. A.V.M. Obihiro Hokkaido, 2005

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