Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Resembles V. campanula;
but anterior end somewhat narrow; usually without refractile granules in endoplasm;
cell body 50-95 μm long, 35-53 μm wide;
peristome 55-75 μm wide (Kudo, 1966).
Cell body 70, 80 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium Similar Species (cell length μm) ->V. similis (60, 70);
V. limnetis (60);
V. smaragdina (65);
V. floridensis (85);
Vorticella convallaria,
cell body 52 μm long, 22 μm wide, peristome 34 μm wide,
x 640, Benten-ike (pond), Higashi-Murayama city, Tokyo, Japan, February 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640