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Phyllopharyngea: Suctoria: Exogenida: Podophrydae

 Podophrya sp.

Podophrya Family: Small, spherical or pyriform trophonts; tentacles apical or evenly distributed; swarmers with broad equatorial band of cilia (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: On a stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:

Podophrya sp., cell body 36-51 μm long, 25-29 μm wide, tentacles up to 41 μm long, x 640, Midorigaoka park, Sukagawa city, Fukushima Pref., Japan, August 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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