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Oligohymenophorea: Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae

Vorticella telescopica
Kent, 1881

Vorticella Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Cell body 50, 60 μm long (Kahl, 1930).
Similar Genus ->> Campanella; Rhabdostyla; Opisthostyla;
Similar Species (cell length μm) -> V. acquilata (50); V. micata (65); V. vernalis (50); V. longifilum (70);


Vorticella telescopica small variety ?, cell body 38 μm long, 15 μm wide, stalk > μm long, x 400, x 640, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima Pref., Japan, October 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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