Rhabdophrya nymphonis
Rhabdophrya nymphonis (Gassovsky, 1916) (Fig. 4 G) = Dendrosomides nymphonis Gassovsky, 1916 Diagnosis: Aloricate suctorian ciliate with elongated, not converged to the top, very slightly laterally flattened, stalked cell body. Few in number, short, rod-like tentacles arranged in groups along the la...
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| Summary: | Rhabdophrya nymphonis (Gassovsky, 1916) (Fig. 4 G) = Dendrosomides nymphonis Gassovsky, 1916 Diagnosis: Aloricate suctorian ciliate with elongated, not converged to the top, very slightly laterally flattened, stalked cell body. Few in number, short, rod-like tentacles arranged in groups along the lateral edge of body. Stalk short, provided with good developed epicone. Macronucleus long, thin, ribbon-like. Reproduction not observed. Measurements (in µm, after Kahl 1934): Body length 90–103. Type locality: Kola Bay of the Barents Sea (Gassovsky 1916). Type host: Nymphon sp. Other hosts and localities: The species mentioned as found epibiotic on hydroids, algae and bryozoans from the Barents Sea near Murmansk (Jankowski 2007; Chatterjeee & Dovgal 2020). Published as part of Chatterjee, Tapas, Dovgal, Igor & Sautya, Sabyasachi, 2022, A new species of genus Rhabdophrya (Ciliophora: Suctorea) from the west coast of India and comments on the genus taxonomy, pp. 293-300 in Zootaxa 5178 (3) on page 299, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5178.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/7026320 |
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