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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Pleuromonas

Pleuromonas Perty (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Naked; somewhat amoeboid; usually attached with trailing flagellum; active cytoplasmic movement; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Pleuromonas jaculans Perty (ref. ID; 1618, 3342, 3517, 4656)
    See; Bodo saltans (ref. ID; 4656)

Pleuromonas jaculans Perty (ref. ID; 1618, 3342, 3517, 4656)

See

Bodo saltans (ref. ID; 4656)

Descriptions

Four to eight young individuals are said to emerge from a spherical cyst; stagnant water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Body 6-10 by about 5 um; flagellum two to three times body length. (ref. ID; 1618)
6-9x4.5 um. (ref. ID; 3342)