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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

 Vorticella elongata
Fromentel, 1874

Vorticella elongata Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Cell body 60 μm long (Kahl, 1930).

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Similar Genus ->> Carchesium
Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. plicata (); V. mayeri (55); V. telescopia (60); V. micata (65);

Vorticella elongata ?, cell body 60 μm long, 20 μm wide, peristome 31 μm wide, stalk > 120 μm long, x 400, x 640, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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