Phyllopharyngea
: Suctoria: Endogenida: Tokophryidae
Tokophrya
lemnarum
Bütschli
Genus: Pyriform or pyramidal;
without lorica
; tentacles in 1-4 fascicles on anterior surface; stalk not rigid; simple endogenous budding; fresh water (Kudo, 1966). Tentacles emerge from distal, bullbous processes (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Tokophrya lemnarum
, well-fed with
Tetrahymena
x 400, Japan, 1997 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
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