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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Geleia

Geleia Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 3690)
  1. Geleia acuta Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  2. Geleia decolor Kahl (ref. ID; 2117, 3690)
  3. Geleia fossata Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 2117, 2316, 3690) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 7432)
  4. Geleia gigas Dragesco (ref. ID; 3690)
  5. Geleia heterotricha Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  6. Geleia hyalina Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  7. Geleia luci Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  8. Geleia major Dragesco (ref. ID; 3690)
  9. Geleia nigriceps Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 3119, 3690) reported year? (ref. ID; 2117)
  10. Geleia obliqua Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  11. Geleia orbis F.-Fr. (ref. ID; 1879, 2117, 3690) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 4681)
  12. Geleia swedmarki Dragesco (ref. ID; 3690)
  13. Geleia tenius Dragesco (ref. ID; 2117, 3690)
  14. Geleia vacuolata Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)

Geleia fossata Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 2117, 2316, 3690) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 7432)

Descriptions

The specimens of G. fossata we collected were relatively small (190+/-41 um fixed; live specimens attained 300 to 500 (contracted) to 700 um (full extension)), vermiform, with a pointed tail and a curved anterior, and had a distinct brown color. The nuclear apparatus consisted of two macronuclei and a single intercalated micronucleus. The number of somatic kineties varied between 27 and 33 (31 average). The buccal region, surrounded by a circular lip, contained a large field of oblique kineties on the (ciliate) left and a much narrower field of oblique kineties on the (ciliate) right. The buccal ciliature was essentially the same as that described and illustrated in detail by Nouzarede, 1976. The similarity extended to the details of the first and second somatic kineties (the kineties immediately adjacent to the buccal cavity) and to the appearance adn placement of the single postbuccal kinety. (ref. ID; 7432)

Measurements

Length, 300 um when fully extended but most individuals contorted. (ref. ID; 2316)