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Oligohymenophorea: Hymenostomatia: Scuticociliatida: Pleuronematina: Pleuronematidae

 Pleuronema setigerum
Calkins, 1902

Pleuronema 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:
Similar Genus ->> Uronema; Cyclidium

Pleuronema setigerum Calkins (or Cyclidium ?), cell body 24 μm long, 10 μm wide, L/W=, caudal cilia 17 μm long, body cilia 6-8 μm long, x 640, Nanbata castle park, Fujimi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, September 18, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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