Family: Paoral membrane prominent, may be large and may project stiffly (Carey, 1992).
Genus: Ovoid to ellipsoid; peristome begins at anterior end and extends for 2/3 the body length; a conspicuous membrane at both edges; one to many posterior stiff sensory cilia (Kudo, 1966). Swimming as leaping movement. Species: |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Lotus pond, Wata-uchi-ike, Chiba Park, Chiba City, Chiba Pref., Japan, January 27, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
