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Trachelophyllum

Trachelophyllum Claparede & Lachmann, 1858 (ref. ID; 3540) or 1859 (ref. ID; 2013)

From Dr. Inaki

Class Kinetofragminophora: Subclass Gymnostomata: Order Haptorida: Family Enchelyidae (ref. ID; 2013)

[ref. ID; 2013]
Body shape elongate, flask-like with anterior neck region. Highly flexible body and neck, flattened. The neck is truncated transversely and carries a short snout-like tip. Oral aperture apically located on snout leading to narrow rounded cytopharynx armed with trichocysts. Body ciliation complete and uniform. Cilia at anterior end longer than other somatic cilia. There is a line of short bristle-like cilia, which represent the dorsal brush, down one edge of the extreme end of the neck region. Macronucleus always in two spherical parts. Contractile vacuole terminal.
Quote; Colin R. Curds "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part I Ciliophora: Kinetofragminophora" Cambridge University Press, 1982 (ref. ID; 2013)
  1. Trachelophyllum apiculatum Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1619, 1629, 3540, 4522) reported year? (ref. ID; 3698) or (Perty, 1852) Claparede & Lachmann, 1859 (ref. ID; 4488, 4612, 4861)
    Syn; Trachelius apiculatus Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 4612); Trachelophyllum tachyblastum Stokes, 1884 (ref. ID; 3540)
  2. Trachelophyllum attenuatum Foissner (ref. ID; 3698)
  3. Trachelophyllum brachypharynx Levander, 1894 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  4. Trachelophyllum chilense Burger, 1906 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  5. Trachelophyllum clavatum Stokes, 1886 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618, 3698)
  6. Trachelophyllum hyalinum Foissner (ref. ID; 3698)
  7. Trachelophyllum lamella Blochmann, 1895
    See; Trachelophyllum vestitum Stokes, 1884 (ref. ID; 3540)
  8. Trachelophyllum lineare Lepsi, 1960
    See; Lepidotrachelophyllum lineare (ref. ID; 4613)
  9. Trachelophyllum pusillum Perty-Claparede & Lachmann, 1858 (ref. ID; 1619, 1896, 3540)
  10. Trachelophyllum sigmoides Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540, 4124, 4488)
  11. Trachelophyllum tachyblastum Stokes, 1884
    See; Trachelophyllum apiculatum Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 3540)
  12. Trachelophyllum valkanovi (Lepsi) (ref. ID; 3698)
  13. Trachelophyllum vestitum Stokes, 1884 (ref. ID; 3540, 4124, 4488) or 1886 (ref. ID; 1619) reported year? (ref. ID; 3698)
    Syn; Trachelophyllum lamella Blochmann, 1895 (ref. ID; 3540)

Trachelophyllum clavatum Stokes, 1886 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618, 3698)

Measurements

About 200 um long. (ref. ID; 1618)