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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Animalia
      Phylum    Ciliophora
         Class    Ciliatea
            Subclass    Holotrichia
               Family    Lacrymariidae
                  Genus    Lacrymaria

 • Length: 200-400 mm (extended)

 • Description:

    Lacrymaria is a large predatory ciliate. Body is flask-shaped with a long, extremely extensible, motile "neck".

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