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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Sphaeroeca

Sphaeroeca Lauterborn (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Somewhat similar to the Protospongia; but individuals with stalks and radiating; gelatinous mass spheroidal; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Spharoeca volvox Lauterborn (ref. ID; 1618, 3517)

Spharoeca volvox Lauterborn (ref. ID; 1618, 3517)

Descriptions

Cells ovoid; stalk about twice as long as body; flagellum long; contractile vacuole posterior; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Body 8-12 um long; colony 82-200 um in diameter. (ref. ID; 1618)