Oligohymenophorea:
Peritrichia: Sessilida: Vorticellidae
Vorticella microstoma
Ehrenberg, 1830
Genus: Solitary, but often gregarious; myoneme continuous within full length of stalk
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 30-80 μm long; small peristome
(How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Vorticella microstoma Ehrenberg,
cell body 35 μm long, 21.5 μm wide, peristome 15.5 μm wide,
x 640, a small dam at Ichinokawa (river) near Suwa-numa, Minami-yoshimi, Yoshimi town, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
A small dam at Ichinokawa (river) near Suwa-numa, Minami-yoshimi, Yoshimi town, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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