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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Stegochilum

Stegochilum Schewiakoff, 1892 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Oligohymenophora: Subclass Hymenostomata: Order Hymenostomatida (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Medium (40-80 um long) elongated ovoid ciliate with a rather pointed terminal pole. Oral aperture situated in anterior body third, with an undulating membrane on the right and 3 prominent oblique membranelles on the left. Somatic macronucleus located central to slightly anterior.
Quote; Colin R. Curds, Michael A. Gates and David McL. Roberts "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora and Polyhymenophora" Cambridge University Press, 1983 (ref. ID; 2014)