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Spirotrichea: Stichotrichida: Urostylidae

Holosticha

Suborder: Frontoventral cirri as 2 or more zig-zag files almost full length of ventrum.
Family: Frontal cirri differ in size and/or pattern from ventral ones of files; "collar" extends short distance along right edge of body; oral area not U-shaped (Illustrated Guide, 1985).


Holosticha sp., cell body 56 μm long, 20 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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