Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Cell body 60 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Carchesium Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. plicata ();
V. mayeri (55);
V. telescopia (60);
V. micata (65);
Vorticella elongata ?,
cell body 58 μm long, 18 μm wide, peristome 25 μm wide,
stalk > μm long,
x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., Japan, April 1999, by Y. Tsukii
x 400, x 640, by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640