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Ascomorpha

Ascomorpha Perty, 1850 (ref. ID; 7815)

Order Ploimida: Family Gastropodidae (ref. ID; 7097)

Synonym Chromogaster Lauterborn, 1893 (ref. ID; 3114); Hertwigia Plate, 1886 (ref. ID; 2978); Sacculus Gosse, 1851 (ref. ID; 1345, 2978, 3688)

ref. ID; 1663

With a thin lorica, or lorica absent. Sac-shaped. With a very large lobed stomach filling much of the body cavity. Anus absent. Usually densely colored or opaque. Mastax virgate. Small planktonic species. (ref. ID; 1663)
  1. Ascomorpha agilis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923
    See; Ascomorpha saltans (ref. ID; 3688)
  2. Ascomorpha agilis Zacharias, 1893 (ref. ID; 1345, 2619, 3114, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 3068)

    Quote from ref. ID; 3114

    See; Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 3271)
  3. Ascomorpha agilis var. americana de Beauchamp, 1932 (ref. ID; 1345)
  4. Ascomorpha anglica Perty, 1852
    See; Asplanchna brightwelli (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688)
  5. Ascomorpha dumonti (ref. ID; 7065)
  6. Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850 (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2207, 2268, 2757, 3271, 3688) or 1851 (ref. ID; 2265, 2545) reported year? (ref. ID; 2933, 3046)
    Syn; Ascomorpha agilis Zacharias, 1893 (ref. ID; 3271); Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Ascomorpha saltans Kolisko, 1938 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Ascomorpha viridis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923 (ref. ID; 3688); Sacculus germanicus Hudson & Gosse, 1889 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Sacculus viridis Gosse, 1851 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Saulus viridis Gosse, 1851 (ref. ID; 3271)
  7. Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854
    See; Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688)
  8. Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852
    See; Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688)
  9. Ascomorpha hyalina Jennings, 1901
    See; Ascomorpha saltans (ref. ID; 3688)
  10. Ascomorpha klementi (Hauer, 1965) (ref. ID; 2806)
    Syn; Chromogaster klementi Hauer, 1965 (ref. ID; 2806)
  11. Ascomorpha minima von Hofsten, 1909 (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2752, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 3046)
  12. Ascomorpha ovalis (ref. ID; 2823, 5389, 7042)
  13. Ascomorpha ovalis (Bergendal, 1892) (ref. ID; 3114, 3275) reported year? (ref. ID; 1132, 3068)

    Quote from ref. ID; 3114

    See; Chromogaster ovalis (ref. ID; 1132)
    Syn; Anapus ovalis Bergendal, 1892 (ref. ID; 2823, 3275); Chromogaster ovalis Voigt, 1957 (ref. ID; 3275)
  14. Ascomorpha ovalis Carlin, 1943 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688) or Sudzuki, 1956 (ref. ID; 3688)
    See; Chromogaster ovalis (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  15. Ascomorpha saltans Bartsch, 1870 (ref. ID; 1345, 2261, 2268, 2269, 2285, 2824, 3158, 3275, 3514, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 2933, 3046)

    Quote from ref. ID; 2261

    Syn; Ascomorpha agilis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923 (ref. ID; 3688); Ascomorpha hyalina Jennings, 1901 (ref. ID; 3688); Sacculus hyalinus Kellicott, 1888 (ref. ID; 3688)
  16. Ascomorpha saltans Kolisko, 1938
    See; Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  17. Ascomorpha saltans indica Wulfert, 1966 (ref. ID; 3083) reported year? (ref. ID; 4606), var. indica Wulfert, 1966 (ref. ID; 2064 original paper)
  18. Ascomorpha testudo Lauterborn, 1893 (ref. ID; 3688) or Zacharias, 1894 (ref. ID; 3688)
    See; Chromogaster ovalis (ref. ID; 3688)
  19. Ascomorpha viridis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923
    See; Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 3688)
  20. Ascomorpha volvocicola Harring, 1913
    See; Hertwigella volvocicola (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  21. Ascomorpha volvocicola (Plate) (ref. ID; 2276)
    Syn; Hertwigia volvocicola Plate, 1886 (ref. ID; 2276); Proales parasita Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2276)

Ascomorpha agilis Zacharias, 1893 (ref. ID; 1345, 2619, 3114, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 3068)

See

Ascomorpha ecaudis (ref. ID; 3271)

Descriptions

Male: Male present. (ref. ID; 3068)

Quote from ref. ID; 3068

Ascomorpha dumonti (ref. ID; 7065)

Descriptions

Trophi: SEM photograph. (ref. ID; 7065)

Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850 (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2207, 2268, 2757, 3271, 3688) or 1851 (ref. ID; 2265, 2545) reported year? (ref. ID; 2933, 3046)

Synonym

Ascomorpha agilis Zacharias, 1893 (ref. ID; 3271); Ascomorpha germanica Leydig, 1854 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Ascomorpha helvetica Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Ascomorpha saltans Kolisko, 1938 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Ascomorpha viridis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923 (ref. ID; 3688); Sacculus germanicus Hudson & Gosse, 1889 (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688); Sacculus viridis Gosse, 1851 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Saulus viridis Gosse, 1851 (ref. ID; 3271)

Descriptions

This species is illoricate. (ref. ID; 1923)

Ascomorpha minima von Hofsten, 1909 (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2752, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 3046)

Descriptions

This species is the smallest known metazoan. (ref. ID; 1923)

Measurements

Body length 80 µm. (ref. ID; 1923)

Ascomorpha ovalis (ref. ID; 2823, 5389, 7042)

Descriptions

The planktonic rotifer feeds on large dinoflagellates (e.g. Ceratium sp., Peridinium sp.) and is able to extract their cell contents by means of its virgate mastax. (ref. ID; 7042)

Ascomorpha ovalis (Bergendal, 1892) (ref. ID; 3114, 3275) reported year? (ref. ID; 1132, 3068)

See

Chromogaster ovalis (ref. ID; 1132)

Synonym

Anapus ovalis Bergendal, 1892 (ref. ID; 2823, 3275); Chromogaster ovalis Voigt, 1957 (ref. ID; 3275)

Descriptions

Egg: Amictic egg. (ref. ID; 3114)

Quote from ref. ID; 3114

Male: Male present. (ref. ID; 3068)

Quote from ref. ID; 3068

Measurements

Body length 113-128; body width 75 µm. (ref. ID; 3275)

Ascomorpha saltans Bartsch, 1870 (ref. ID; 1345, 2261, 2268, 2269, 2285, 2824, 3158, 3275, 3514, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 2933, 3046)

Synonym

Ascomorpha agilis Wesenberg-Lund, 1923 (ref. ID; 3688); Ascomorpha hyalina Jennings, 1901 (ref. ID; 3688); Sacculus hyalinus Kellicott, 1888 (ref. ID; 3688)

Descriptions

Trophi slightly asymmetric. (ref. ID; 2285)

Measurements

Total length 114 µm. (ref. ID; 2285)

Ascomorpha saltans indica Wulfert, 1966 (ref. ID; 3083) reported year? (ref. ID; 4606), var. indica Wulfert, 1966 (ref. ID; 2064 original paper)

Measurements

Total length 95-100; dorsal lorica length 67-70; widest part 52-62; highest part 50-52; neck 12-22x28-42 µm. (ref. ID; 3083)

Total length 80 µm. (ref. ID; 4606)