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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Animalia
      Phylum    Ciliophora
         Class    Ciliatea
            Subclass    Peritricha
               Order    Peritrichida
                  Suborder    Sessilina
                     Family    Vorticellidae
                        Genus    Vorticella

 • Taxonomy (NCBI)
   Superkingdom    Eukaryota
      ---    Alveolata
         ---    Ciliophora
            Class    Oligohymenophorea
               Subclass    Peritrichia
                  Family    Vorticellidae
                     Genus    Vorticella

 • Length: 60 - 100 mm (without a stalk)

 • Description:

    Vorticella is a sessile, peritrich ciliate. Disturbed contracts and myoneme becomes spring-like. The stalk is not branched. Often forms clusters, but not colonies.

 • Similar genera:

   Carchesium

 • Pictures:


   Vorticella transforming into a telotroch:

   Vorticella dividing:

 • Links:

    

 
 
 
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