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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

 Vorticella sp.
Linnaeus, 1767

Vorticella Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Campanella; Rhabdostyla; Opisthostyla;

Vorticella convallaria or V. nebulifera ?, cell body 65 μm long, μm wide, peristome 42 μm wide, x 640, Koraku-en, Okayama city, Okayama Pref., Japan, November 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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