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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

Vorticella sp.
Fromentel, 1874

Family: Solitary, gregarious, or colonial; most are aloricate, some form lorica; each zooid has its own, independently contractile myoneme in full length of stalk.
Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Species:
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Vorticella
Vorticella sp.
43 x 31 μm
Toneri Park
Tokyo, 2001
Vorticella
Vorticella sp.
50 x 43 μm
Mizuko
Fujimi
Saitama, 2003
Vorticella
Vorticella sp.
μm
Kami-hashi
Namegawa
Saitama, 2003
Vorticella
Vorticella sp.
μm
Water field
Yuri-Honjo
Akita, 2008


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