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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Rhabdomonas

Rhabdomonas Fresenius, 1859 (ref. ID; 4950)

Order Rhabdomonadales (ref. ID; 4826)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Rigid body, cylindrical and not flattened, more or less arched; pellicle longitudinally ridged; a flagellum through aperture at the anterior tip; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Rhabdomonas bipartita (Schiller) H.-P. (ref. ID; 4950)
    Syn; Menoidium bipartitum Schiller (ref. ID; 4950)
  2. Rhabdomonas costata (Korschikow) Pringsheim (ref. ID; 3517, 4950) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 4826)
    Syn; Menoidium longum Pringsheim (ref. ID; 4950)
  3. Rhabdomonas incurva Fresenius (ref. ID; 1618, 3517, 4950)
    Syn; Menoidium incurvum (Fresenius) Klebs (ref. ID; 4950)
  4. Rhabdomonas minima (Matvienko) Huber-Pestal. (ref. ID; 4950)
    Syn; Menoidium minimum (Matvienko) (ref. ID; 4950)
  5. Rhabdomonas spiralis Pringsheim (ref. ID; 4950)
  6. Rhabdomonas tremula (Skvortzow) H.-P. (ref. ID; 4950)
  7. Rhabdomonas uralica Pochmann (ref. ID; 4950)

Rhabdomonas incurva Fresenius (ref. ID; 1618, 3517, 4950)

Synonym

Menoidium incurvum (Fresenius) Klebs (ref. ID; 4950)

Descriptions

Banana-shaped; longitudinal ridges conspicuous; flagellum as long as the body; common in standing water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

15-25 by 7-8 um (Hall, 1923); 13-15 by 5-7 um (Hollande, 1952). (ref. ID; 1618)