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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Animalia
      Phylum    Ciliophora
         Class    Ciliatea
            Subclass    Rhabdophorina
               Family    Amphileptidae
                  Genus    Litonotus

 • Length: 120 mm

 • Description:

    Litonotus is a medium size, predatory ciliate. Somewhat similar to Amphileptus, but smaller.

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Litonotus ingesting its prey:

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