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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Stylohedra

Stylohedra Kellicott, 1884 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Oligohymenophora: Subclass Peritricha: Order Peritrichida: Suborder Sessilina (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Rounded body lies within but does not completely fill a rounded erect lorica borne upon a stalk. The structure of the animal and its lorica is as in Lagenophrys. Epizooic on crustacea. This is a rarely observed organism that has recently been rediscovered in Australia and South Africa.
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)