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Oicomonas

Oicomonas Kent, 1880 (ref. ID; 4656) (= Oikomonas Kent (ref. ID; 1618))

[ref. ID; 1618]
Similar to Chromulina, but without chromatophores; uninucleate; cyst common; in stagnant water, moist soil; coprozoic. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Oicomonas mutabilis Kent, 1880 (ref. ID; 4656)
  2. Oicomonas socialis (ref. ID; 2658)
  3. Oicomonas termo (Ehrenberg) Kent
    See; Monas termo (Muller) (ref. ID; 4656)
  1. Oikomonas termo (Ehrenberg) (ref. ID; 1618)

Oikomonas termo (Ehrenberg) (ref. ID; 1618)

Descriptions

Spherical or oval; anterior end lip-like; flagellum about twice the body length; a contractile vacuole; stagnant water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Body 5-20 um in diameter. (ref. ID; 1618)