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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Discozoon

Discozoon Vuxanovici, 1960 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Oligohymenophora: Subclass Hymenostomata: Order Hymenostomatida (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Small oval ciliate dorso-ventrally flattened so that it has an overall discoid shape. Oral aperture in the posterior body half comprising 2 C-shaped lips around which the undulating membrane is in constant motion. The pellicle is rigid with 8 dorsal ridges. Often found with decomposing marsh plants. Description based on single description of single species from Romania (Vuxanovici, 1960).
Quote; Colin R. Curds, Michael A. Gates and David McL. Roberts "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora and Polyhymenophora" Cambridge University Press, 1983 (ref. ID; 2014)