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Litostomatea: Haptoria: Pharyngophorida: Tracheliidae

Dileptus sp.

Dileptus Genus: Body long, rear usually pointed (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Elogate; snout or neck-like prolongation (proboscis) conspicuous; contractile vacuoles two or more (Kudo, 1966). Contractile vacuoles usually lie in a row along the dorsal surface (Carey, 1992).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Trachelius; Paradileptus;


Dileptus sp. (or Paradileptus ?), cell body μm long, μm wide, macronuclei sausage-shaped ?, x 640, near Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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Dileptus Dileptus Dileptus Dileptus
Dileptus Dileptus Dileptus Dileptus Dileptus


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