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Spirotrichea: Hypotrichia: Euplotida: Euplotidae

Euplotes woodruffi
Gaw, 1939

Euplotes woodruffi Genus: Body ovoid, inflexible; ventral surface flattened, dorsal surface convex; peristome broadly triangular (Kudo, 1966). Cell body is ovoid, dorsoventrally flattened; dorsal surface may be equipped with some ornamentation; three groups of cirri (frontoventral, transverse & caudal); macronucleus C-shaped, "3"-shaped, or horsehoe-shaped (Carey, 1992).
Species: Large & ovoid; 145 μm long; with well-defined peristomial collar; dorsal surface sculptured with 8-10 grooves; peristome large, wide and triangular in shape, extending 2/3 cell length; 9 frontoventral, 5 transverse, 4 caudal cirri; macronucleus Y- or T- shaped (Carey, 1992).


Euplotes woodruffi, stained with azure C & fastgreen, cell body 157 μm long, 88 μm wide, x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
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Euplotes woodruffi, stained with azure C & fastgreen, autogamy?, x 400, Japan 199? by Y. Tsukii
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