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Notommata

Notommata Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 1345) or 1930 (ref. ID; 2017)

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

See Pleurata

ref. ID; 1663

With a projecting auricle on each side of the head, each auricle bearing long cilia. Foot segmented. Toes comparatively short. Retrocerebral sac present. Trophi usually asymmetrical. Rami roughly hemispherical. With a cervical eyespot only. Total length 100 to 1,000 µm, usually more than 300 µm. A few species covered by a gelatinous secretion. Many littoral species, some very common and spectacular. (ref. ID; 1663)

ref. ID; 1923

Uncus a platelike structure with 1 or 2 principal teeth and in some cases small accessory teeth. Most of the species of Copeus, no longer recognized, are now included in Notommata. (ref. ID; 1923)

ref. ID; 1931

With illoricate body, definite neck and head having oblique anterior surface. Trophi virgate and asymmetric. Foot two jointed with short toes. (ref. ID; 1931)

ref. ID; 3245

Notommatid rotifers with spindle-shaped, illoricate body, having a distinct constriction or neck behind the mastax, separating the head and the abdomen; posteriorly the body is abruptly reduced to a very short, usually two-jointed foot with two short pointed toes; the cloaca opens dorsally at the base of the foot, under a projecting fold of the integument, or "tail". The corona is an elongate oval area covering the oblique anterior surface of the head and continuing beyond the mouth of the ventral surface as a projecting chin; the marginal cilia are relatively short, except on two latero-frontal areas, provided with long and powerful cilia adapted to swimming, in the majority of species seated on auricles, short tubular, retractile evaginations of the integument. The apical plate is nearly always enclosed by the marginal ciliation and has frequently a projecting skinfold or rostrum, at the base of which are the openings of the ducts of the retrocerebral organ; the buccal field and chin are covered with very short, dense cilia; the mouth is approximately in the center. The mastax is virgate and usually somewhat asymmetric; the fulcrum is very large and nearly at a right angle to the roughly hemispherical rami, which are occasionally faintly denticulate on the inner edges; the manubria are long and expanded anteriorly into broad plates; the unci have at least one strongly developed ventral tooth and usually some additional, more or less rudimentally teeth. The piston is a powerful, muscular organ, filling the entire cavity of the mastax and attached to the fulcrum. Two rod-shaped transverse supports are imbedded in the walls of the mastax below the posterior margin of the rami; some very small, accessory teeth are frequently attached to the ventral margin of the unci; an epipharynx is rarely present. The retrocerebral organ is highly developed; the sac is always present and the subcerebral glands are found in all but a very few species. The eyespot is at the posterior end of the ganglion. (ref. ID; 3245)
  1. Notommata aequalis Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Monommata aequalis (ref. ID; 1345, 3245, 3688)
  2. Notommata aethis Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688)
  3. Notommata allantois Wulfert, 1935 (ref. ID; 1345, 1847, 2017, 2212, 2687, 2795, 2833, 2994, 3016, 3688)
    Syn; Copeus quinquelobatus Stokes, 1896 (ref. ID; 2017); Notommata pachyura Donner, 1954 (ref. ID; 2017); Notommata pachyura Wulfert, 1956 (?) (ref. ID; 2017)
  4. Notommata anglica Leydig, 1854
    See; Asplanchna brightwelli (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688)
  5. Notommata anglica Wierzejski, 1881
    See; Asplanchna priodonta (ref. ID; 3688)
  6. Notommata angusta Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2017)
  7. Notommata ansata Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 2757) reported year? (ref. ID; 1345)
    See; Notommata pachyura (Gosse, 1886) (ref. ID; 2757, 3688)
  8. Notommata apochaeta Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 2017)
  9. Notommata aurata Jakubski, 1914
    See; Notommata aurita O.F. Muller, 1786 (ref. ID; 3688)
  10. Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 3292)
  11. Notommata aurita Ehrenberg, 1830
    See; Itura aurita var. intermedia (ref. ID; 3271), Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2276)
  12. Notommata aurita (O.F. Muller, 1786) (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2017, 2276, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 2890)
    Syn; Cyclogena lupus Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 3688); Furcularia aurita Lamarck, 1816 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Notommata aurata Jakubski, 1914 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata aurita Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2276); Notommata aurita goktana Neiswestnowa-Shadina, 1928 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata epaxia Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 2017); Notommata lupus Eyfert, 1877 (ref. ID; 3688) or Eyferth, 1877 (ref. ID; 1345); Vorticella aurita O.F. Muller, 1786 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2276, 3688)
  13. Notommata aurita goktana Neiswestnowa-Shadina, 1928
    See; Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 3688)
  14. Notommata avena Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  15. Notommata bennetchi Myers, 1942 (ref. ID; 2017, 3036)
  16. Notommata brachiata Daday, 1908 (ref. ID; 3688) or 1910 (ref. ID; 2017)
    See; Notommata pachyura (ref. ID; 3688), Notommata pachyura f. triangulata (ref. ID; 2017)
  17. Notommata brachionus Ehrenberg, 1837
    See; Epiphanes brachionus (ref. ID; 1345, 2276, 2757, 3688)
  18. Notommata brachyota Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688)
    Syn; Notommata brevipes Zawadowski, 1926 (ref. ID; 3688)
  19. Notommata brevipes Zawadowski, 1926
    See; Notommata brachyota (ref. ID; 3688)
  20. Notommata carpatica Rodewald, 1935 (ref. ID; 3688)
    See; Notommata cyrtopus (ref. ID; 2017)
  21. Notommata caudata Collins, 1872 (ref. ID; 2276)
    See; Proalinopsis caudatus (ref. ID; 1345)
    Syn; Copeus caudatus Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2276)
  22. Notommata centrura Ehrenberg, 1834
    See; Notommata copeus (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688)
  23. Notommata cerberus de Beauchamp, 1907
    See; Notommata pseudocerberus (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688)
  24. Notommata cerberus (Gosse, 1886) (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2212, 2687, 2757, 2994, 3016, 3688)
    Syn; Copeus cerberus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688); Notommata cerberus De Beauchamp, 1908 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  25. Notommata cerberus var. longinus Wulfert, 1961 (ref. ID; 2814 original paper)
    See; Notommata longina (ref. ID; 2017)
  26. Notommata cherada Myers, 1938 (ref. ID; 2017)
  27. Notommata clavulata Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Epiphanes clavulata (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688)
  28. Notommata codonella Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 2017, 3245 original paper) reported year? (ref. ID; 2959) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1519, 1737)
  29. Notommata codonella galena (ref. ID; 2017)
  30. Notommata collaris Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688) or 1886 (ref. ID; 2017) reported year? (ref. ID; 2212, 2962, 3016)
    Syn; Copeus collaris Voigt, 1912 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688); Notommata collaris Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2017)
  31. Notommata contorta (Stokes, 1897) (ref. ID; 1345, 1474, 2017, 2268, 2687, 2841)
    Syn; Diglena contorta Stokes, 1897 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017); Notommata contorta Harring, 1913 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017); Pleurotrocha contorta Jennings, 1901 (ref. ID; 1345)
  32. Notommata copeus Ehrenberg, 1834 (ref. ID; 1345, 1847, 1923, 1931, 2017, 2268, 2640, 2687, 2757, 2932, 3688) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1519, 5542)
    Syn; Copeus americanus Pell, 1890 (ref. ID; 3688); Copeus centrurus Daday, 1905 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Copeus copeues Collin, 1897 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Copeus ehrenbergi Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Copeus labiatus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688); Copeus notommata Ehrenberg, 1838 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Notommata centrura Ehrenberg, 1834 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688); Notommata copeus De Beauchamp, 1908 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017) or 1909 (ref. ID; 3688)
  33. Notommata cornuta Ehrenberg, 1830
    See; Lecane cornuta (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  34. Notommata cuneata Thorpe, 1891 or Therpe, 1891
    See; Cephalodella auriculata (ref. ID; 1345, 3245, 3271, 3688)
  35. Notommata curvipes Zawadowski, 1926
    See; Notommata cyrtopus (ref. ID; 3688)
  36. Notommata cyrtopus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2268, 2640, 2687, 2841, 2932, 2994, 3271, 3521, 3688, 7846) reported year? (ref. ID; 5022))
    Syn; Notommata carpatica Rodewald, 1935 (ref. ID; 2017); Notommata curvipes Zawadowski, 1926 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata cyrtopus Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688); Notommata distincta Bergendal, 1892 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata telmata Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2017); Ratulus cimolius Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688)
  37. Notommata cyrtopus paracyrtopus (de Beauchamp, 1932) (ref. ID; 2017)
    Syn; Notommata paracyrtopus de Beauchamp, 1932 (ref. ID; 2017)
  38. Notommata decipiens Ehrenberg, 1831
    See; Proales decipiens (ref. ID; 1345, 2276)
  39. Notommata diasema Myers, 1936 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688) or 1937 (ref. ID; 1345)
  40. Notommata distincta Bergendal, 1892
    See; Notommata cyrtopus (ref. ID; 3688)
  41. Notommata doneta Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3245 original paper, 3688)
  42. Notommata elongata Bartsch, 1870
    See; Eothinia elongata (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  43. Notommata endoxa Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 1847, 2017)
  44. Notommata eosphora Bartsch, 1870
    See; Eosphora najas (ref. ID; 1345, 3271, 3688)
  45. Notommata epaxia Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 3245 original paper)
    See; Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 2017)
  46. Notommata falcinella Harring & Myers, 1921 (ref. ID; 1345) or 1922 (ref. ID; 2017)
  47. Notommata fasciola Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 2017)
  48. Notommata felis Ehrenberg, 1830
    See; Encentrum felis (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  49. Notommata forficata Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Cephalodella forficata (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2276, 2757, 3245)
  50. Notommata forcipata Ehrenberg, 1838
    See; Cephalodella forficata (ref. ID; 1345, 3245, 3688)
  51. Notommata forcipata Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688)
    See; Notommata silpha (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688)
  52. Notommata forficata Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Cephalodella forficata (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2276, 2757, 3245, 3275, 3688)
  53. Notommata galena Harring & Myers (ref. ID; 1345)
  54. Notommata gibba Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Pleurtrocha petromyzon (ref. ID; 3688)
  55. Notommata gigantea Glascott, 1893
    See; Proales gigantea (ref. ID; 1345, 2018, 2278, 2317, 2757, 3245)
  56. Notommata gisleni Berzins 1949 (ref. ID; 2017)
  57. Notommata glyphura Wulfert, 1935 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2064, 2266, 2268, 2640, 2841, 3271, 3688) reported year? (ref. ID; 2890, 2933, 3027, 7859)
  58. Notommata granularis Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Epiphanes brachionus (ref. ID; 3688)
  59. Notommata gravitata Lie-Pettersen, 1905
    See; Lindia gravitata (ref. ID; 1345)
  60. Notommata groenlandica Bergendal, 1892 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2687, 3688)
  61. Notommata haueri Wulfert, 1939 (ref. ID; 1345, 1474, 2017)
  62. Notommata hydrocora Harring, 1913
    See; Tetrasiphon hydrocora (ref. ID; 1345)
  63. Notommata hyptopus Ehrenberg, 1838
    See; Gastropus hyptopus (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3271), Postclausa hyptopus (ref. ID; 3688)
  64. Notommata hyptopus Hudson & Gosse, 1886
    See; Gastropus hyptopus (ref. ID; 1345)
  65. Notommata hyptopus Imhof, 1838
    See; Gastropus hyptopus (ref. ID; 2278)
  66. Notommata lacinulata Ehrenberg, 1830
    See; Cephalodella auriculata (ref. ID; 1345, 3208, 3245, 3271, 3688)
  67. Notommata lenis Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2017) reported year? (ref. ID; 2959)
  68. Notommata longina (Wulfert, 1961) nom. nov. (ref. ID; 2017)
    Syn; Notommata cerberus var. longinus Wulfert, 1961 (ref. ID; 2017)
  69. Notommata longiseta Ehrenberg, 1830
    See; Monommata longiseta (ref. ID; 1345, 3245)
  70. Notommata longiseta aequalis Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Monommata aequalis (ref. ID; 3688), Monommata longiseta (ref. ID; 3245)
  71. Notommata longiseta inaequalis Ehrenberg, 1832
    See; Monommata longiseta (ref. ID; 3245, 3688)
  72. Notommta lupus Eyferth, 1877
    See; Itura aurita var. intermedia (ref. ID; 3271), Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  73. Notommata melandocus Harring, 1913 or Harring & Myers, 1922
    See; Resticula melandocu (ref. ID; 1345, 3245, 3271, 3688)
  74. Notommata mera Donner, 1970 (ref. ID; 2017, 2608 original paper)
  75. Notommata mirabilis Stokes, 1896
    See; Notommata tripus (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  76. Notommata monopus Jennings, 1894
    See; Tylotrocha monopus (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3245, 3688)
  77. Notommata monostylaeformis Stenroos, 1898
    See; Lecane bifurca (ref. ID; 1345, 3263, 3688)
  78. Notommata myrmeleo Ehrenberg, 1834
    See; Asplanchnopus multiceps (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  79. Notommata najas Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 2276)
    See; Eosphora ehrenbergi (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3217, 3688)
  80. Notommata najas thermalis Issel, 1906
    See; Eosphora ehrenbergi (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  81. Notommata oculifera Zavadowski, 1926 or Zawadowski, 1926
    See; Dicranophorus forcipatus (ref. ID; 2019, 3688)
  82. Notommata omentata Wulfert, 1939 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2268, 2933)
  83. Notommata omisciformis Perty, 1852
    See; Notommata tripus (ref. ID; 3688)
  84. Notommata ovulum Gosse, 1887
    See; Cephalodella auriculata (ref. ID; 3245, 3271, 3688)
  85. Notommata pachyura Donner, 1954
    See; Notommata allantois (ref. ID; 2017)
  86. Notommata pachyura (Gosse, 1886) (ref. ID; 1345, 1923, 2212, 2640, 2757, 2932, 3016, 3688), pachyura pachyura (Gosse, 1886) (ref. ID; 2017)
    Syn; Copeus pachyurus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688); Copeus quinquelobatus Stokes, 1896 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata ansata Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 2757, 3688); Notommata brachiata Daday, 1908 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata pachyura Harring, 1913 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688) or Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2017)
  87. Notommata pachyura f. triangulata (Kirkman, 1906) (ref. ID; 1345, 2017) or nach Harring & Myers, 1922 (?) (ref. ID; 2795)
    Syn; Copeus triangulatus Kirkman, 1906 (ref. ID; 2017, 2795); Notommata brachiata Daday, 1910 (ref. ID; 2017) or 1908 (ref. ID; 2795)
  88. Notommata pamirensis Smirnov (ref. ID; 7867)
  89. Notommata paracyrtopus de Beauchamp, 1932 (ref. ID; 1345, 3159 original paper)
    See; Notommata cyrtopus paracyrtopus (ref. ID; 2017)
  90. Notommata parasita Ehrenberg, 1838
    See; Proales parasita (ref. ID; 1345, 1488, 2018, 2757, 3181, 3688)
  91. Notommata parasita Gosse, 1852
    See; Hertwigella volvocicola Plate, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  92. Notommata peridia Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  93. Notommata petromyzon Ehrenberg, 1838
    See; Pleurotrocha petromyzon (ref. ID; 1345, 3245, 3271, 3688)
  94. Notommata pilarius Gosse, 1886 or Hudson & Gosse, 1886
    See; Notommata tripus (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688)
  95. Notommata placida Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  96. Notommata potamis Gosse, 1887
    See; Eosphora ehrenbergi (ref. ID; 3688)
  97. Notommata prodota Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 2017)
  98. Notommata pseudocerberus de Beauchamp, 1907 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688) or 1908 (ref. ID; 1345, 2266, 2268, 2841) reported year? (ref. ID; 2064, 2212, 2269, 2640, 2687, 3016) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 3413), pseudo-cerberus (de Beauchamp) (ref. ID; 2932)
    Syn; Notommata cerberus de Beauchamp, 1907 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688); Notommata pseudocerberus de Beauchamp, 1908 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688)
  99. Notommata pseudocerbus (ref. ID; 1923)
  100. Notommata pumila Rousselet, 1906
    See; Lecane pumila (ref. ID; 1345, 2016, 3688)
  101. Notommata pygmaea Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  102. Notommata quinquelobatus Stokes (ref. ID; 2212, 3016)
  103. Notommata reinhardti Hudson & Gosse, 1889
    See; Proales reinhardti (ref. ID; 1419, 3245, 3688)
  104. Notommata roseola Perty, 1850
    See; Lindia torulosa (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  105. Notommata rubra Glascott, 1893
    See; Lindia torulosa (ref. ID; 3688)
  106. Notommata rugosa Myers, 1933 (ref. ID; 2017)
  107. Notommata saccigera Ehrenberg, 1832 (ref. ID; 1345, 1847, 2017, 2276, 3688, 7846)
  108. Notommata sieboldi Leydig, 1854, sieboldii Leydig, 1854
    See; Asplanchna sieboldi (ref. ID; 1345, 3059, 3688)
  109. Notommata silpha (Gosse, 1886) (ref. ID; 3688) or 1887 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757)
    Syn; Diglena silpha Gosse, 1887 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688); Notommata forcipata Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata silpha Harring, 1913 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3688)
  110. Notommata silphoides de Beauchamp, 1923 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  111. Notommata spicata Hudson, 1885
    See; Tetrasiphon hydrocora (ref. ID; 1345)
  112. Notommata stitista Myers, 1937 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  113. Notommata symbiotica Kozar, 1911
    See; Itura aurita (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  114. Notommata tardigrada Leydig, 1854
    See; Lindia torulosa (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  115. Notommata telmata Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 1345)
    See; Notommata cyrtopus (ref. ID; 2017)
  116. Notommata theodora Gosse, 1887 or 1889
    See; Proales reinhardti (ref. ID; 1419, 3245, 3688), Proales theodora (ref. ID; 1345, 2018, 2920, 3208, 3688)
  117. Notommata thopica Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 2017, 3245 original paper)
  118. Notommata tigris Ehrenberg, 1833 or 1834
    See; Trichocerca tigris (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  119. Notommata tithasa Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 1345, 3245 original paper)
    See; Pleurata tithasa (ref. ID; 2017)
  120. Notommata torulosa (Dujardin) (ref. ID; 2276)
    Syn; Lindia torulosa Dujardin, 1841 (ref. ID; 2276)
  121. Notommata torusola Eyferth, 1878
    See; Lindia torulosa (ref. ID; 1345, 3688)
  122. Notommata tripus Ehrenberg, 1838 (ref. ID; 1345, 1847, 2017, 2268, 2276, 2640, 2687, 2757, 3688)
    Syn; Distemma felis Ehrenberg, 1833 (ref. ID; 3688); Ecclissa felis Schrank, 1803 (ref. ID; 3688); Furcularia felis Lamarck, 1816 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata mirabilis Stokes, 1896 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Notommata omisciformis Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata pilarius Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688); Plagiognatha felis Dujardin, 1841 (ref. ID; 3688); Vorticella felis O.F. Muller, 1773 (ref. ID; 3688)
  123. Notommata truncata (Jennings, 1894)
    See; Lindia truncata (ref. ID; 1345, 2281, 3688)
  124. Notommata trypeta Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2269)
    See; Pleurata trypeta (ref. ID; 2017)
  125. Notommata tuba Ehrenberg, 1834
    See; Crytonia tuba (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688)
  126. Notommata tyleri Koste, Shiel & Tan, 1988
    See; Pleurata tyleri (ref. ID; 2017)
  127. Notommata venusta Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017)
  128. Notommata vermicularis Dujardin, 1841
    See; Proales decipiens (ref. ID; 1345, 3271)
  129. Notommata voigti Donner, 1949 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2268, 2640, 2814) reported year? (ref. ID; 2933)
  130. Notommata vorax Stokes, 1897
    See; Lindia torulosa (ref. ID: 3688)
  131. Notommata weberi Voigt, 1957 (ref. ID; 1345 original paper)
  132. Notommata wernecki Ehrenberg, 1834 or werneckii Ehrenberg, 1834
    See; Proales wernecki or werneckii (ref. ID; 1345, 2018, 2757, 3245, 3271, 3688)

Notommata bennetchi Myers, 1942 (ref. ID; 2017, 3036)

Measurements

Total length 190; length of toes 30; length of trophi 40 µm. (ref. ID; 3036)

Notommata codonella Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 2017, 3245 original paper) reported year? (ref. ID; 2959) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1519, 1737)

Descriptions

The body is elongate, slender and spindle-shaped; its greatest width is less than one fourth of the total length. The integument is very flexible, but the outline remains quite constant. The entire body is very transparent. The transverse folds limiting the head and neck segments are well marked. The head segment is short and broad; the neck segment increase very slightly in width towards the posterior end; its length is somewhat greater than the width. The abdomen continues the outline of the neck segment and increases in width for about three fourths of its length; it is rounded posteriorly and ends in a very broad tail with a large, truncate median lobe and two minute lateral lobes. The foot is two-jointed and very short; the basal joint does not project beyond the tail. The two toes are short, slender and conical; their inner margins are nearly straight and the outer slightly curved; the length is about one sixteenth of the total length. The corona extends down on the ventral side about one fourth the length of the body; the post-oral portion projects from the body as a fairly prominent chin. The auricles are short and stout, with robust tufts of cilia, continuous with the corona. The dorsal and lateral antennae are small setigerous papillae in the normal position. The mastax is of the normal virgate type and the trophi somewhat asymmetric. The fulcrum is long and slender and tapers towards the posterior end, which is slightly expanded and incurved. The rami have fairly deep transverse grooves below the accessory teeth of the unci; the right ramus has in front of this groove a broad, subsquare, lamellar tooth, projecting diagonally towards the left; the anterior margin is coarsely dentate. The dorsal section of the rami immediately below the unci is strongly curved and the inner, opposing edges crenate. The right uncus has a linear ventral tooth, followed by a strong, clubshaped tooth; behind this are two smaller, clubshaped teeth, very close together, and from their base a diagonal rib crosses the uncus to unite with a linear, rudimentary tooth just inside the dorsal margin of the basal plate uniting all the teeth. The left uncus has a linear ventral tooth and a stout, clubshaped tooth, larger than its mate on the opposite side close to this there is a second, somewhat smaller tooth. From the base of this a somewhat curved, rudimentary fourth tooth crosses the basal plate diagonally; nearly parallel to this and separated from it by a considerable space is a rudimentary fifth tooth. Short accessory teeth are attached to the ventral edges of the unci at their tips; the right uncus has four very slender teeth, and the left three broad, obtuse teeth, successively decreasing in size. The central section of the manubrium is very stout and curved towards the ventral side at the tip; the basal plate is large and irregular in outline. A pair of curved rods, attached at their ventral ends to the inner surfaces of the rami, pass under the manubria and terminate below the dorsal tips of the rami; they are imbedded in the walls of the mastax and assist in supporting them during the pumping action. The oesophagus is long and slender. The gastric glands are small and rounded. There is no constriction between the stomach and intestine. The ovary and bladder are normal. The foot glands are short and pyriform. The retrocerebral sac is elongate conical and truncate posteriorly; including the duct its length is fully one third of the length of the entire body. The subcerebral glands are elongate and fusiform; their length is one half the length of the sac. Bacteroids are abundant in the posterior end of the sac and in the glands beyond the level of the eyespot. The ganglion is relatively small and saccate; the eyespot is at its posterior end. (ref. ID; 3245)

Comments

It is closely related to N. cerberus, N. galena, N. collaris, etc.; but is readily recognized by the retrocerebral sac and the broad, truncate tail. (ref. ID; 3245)

Type locality

Notommata codonella is locally fairly common, but seems to be found only in neutral or slightly acid waters. We have collected it in a shallow bay of Range Line Lake, near Three Lakes, Oneida County, Wisconsin, and in ponds in Atlantic County, New Jersey. (ref. ID; 3245)

Measurements

Total length 300-350; toes 18-21; trophi 38 long, 45 µm wide. (ref. ID; 3245)

Notommata copeus Ehrenberg, 1834 (ref. ID; 1345, 1847, 1923, 1931, 2017, 2268, 2640, 2687, 2757, 2932, 3688) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1519, 5542)

Synonym

Copeus americanus Pell, 1890 (ref. ID; 3688); Copeus centrurus Daday, 1905 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Copeus copeues Collin, 1897 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Copeus ehrenbergi Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2757, 3688); Copeus labiatus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2757) or Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688); Copeus notommata Ehrenberg, 1838 (ref. ID; 1345, 3688); Notommata centrura Ehrenberg, 1834 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2757, 3688); Notommata copeus De Beauchamp, 1908 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017) or 1909 (ref. ID; 3688)

Descriptions

Body elongated and transparent. Head, neck and abdomen marked by transverse folds. Corona projects as bluntly pointed chin. Abdomen rounded posteriorly. Tail is characteristic with conical projection ending in a blunt point. Toes slender and conical. Dorsal antenna stout and long. Trophi asymmetrical the left prevails over the right. Fulcrum long and stout. Rami triangular and stout. Alulae short and broad. Manubria long and curve inwards. Foot glands slender and club shaped. (ref. ID; 1931)

Measurements

Total length 240; mastax 42; toes 28 µm. (ref. ID; 1931)

Notommata cyrtopus Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 2268, 2640, 2687, 2841, 2932, 2994, 3271, 3521, 3688, 7846) reported year? (ref. ID; 5022)

Synonym

Notommata carpatica Rodewald, 1935 (ref. ID; 2017); Notommata curvipes Zawadowski, 1926 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata cyrtopus Hudson & Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 2017, 3688); Notommata distincta Bergendal, 1892 (ref. ID; 3688); Notommata telmata Harring & Myers, 1922 (ref. ID; 2017); Ratulus cimolius Gosse, 1886 (ref. ID; 3688)

Measurements

Length of body 260; length of toes 16 µm. (ref. ID; 3521)

Notommata doneta Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 1345, 2017, 3245 original paper, 3688)

Descriptions

The body is slender and spindle-shaped; its greatest width is about one fifth of the total length. The integument is very flexible, but the outline is quite constant. It is a very transparent species. The head and neck segments are of nearly equal length, a little less than their width. The anterior transverse folds are well marked. The abdomen increases very gradually in width for about three fourths of its length and is rounded posteriorly; it is faintly plicate longitudinally. The tail is prominent and has a single, median, rounded lobe. The foot has two very short joint, the terminal smaller than the basal joint. The toes are long and very slender; the basal portion, about one third of the total length, is straight, and from this point they curve somewhat abruptly outwards and downwards, ending in very acute points. Their length is about one sixth of the total length. The dorsal and lateral antennae are small setigerous papillae in the normal positions. The corona extends down on the ventral side somewhat more than one fourth of the length of the body; the post-oral portion projects from the body as a small chin. The auricles are moderately large, and the ciliation is continuous with the corona. The mastax is virgate and the trophi very nearly symmetrical. The rami are broadly triangular in ventral view and curve gradually from the base to the dorsal points. The basal apophysis is very prominent and is separated from the main portion of the ramus by a deep sinus. The inner margins of the rami are armed with about twelve minute teeth, beginning a short distance behind the basal sinus and continuing to the point of attachment of the unci, gradually increasing in length. The fulcrum is long and slender, tapering gradually to the posterior end, which is slightly incurved. The unci have a single, well developed ventral tooth and a rudimentary second tooth, crossing the basal plates diagonally to its dorsal angle. Seven small accessory teeth are attached to the point of the left uncus and six to the right uncus. The manubria are long and slender, with a small basal plate. A pair of slightly curved, slender rods are imbedded in the walls of the mastax below the posterior edge of the rami and assist in its support during the pumping action. The epipharynx consists of two very slender, tapering and decurved rods immediately in front of the unci. The oesophagus is moderately long and slender. The gastric glands, ovary and bladder are normal. There is no distinct separation between stomach and intestine. The foot glands are small and pyriform. The retrocerebral sac is large and rounded; bacteroids are not abundant. The subcerebral glands are very large, vacuolate and ductless; they are fused to the posterior end of the large, saccate ganglion at the level of the eyespot without any distinct junction line. (ref. ID; 3245)

Comments

Its closest relatives are N. aurita, N. cyrtopus and N. telmata; the unusually long and peculiar toes are sufficient to distinguish it from these species. (ref. ID; 3245)

Type locality

Notommata doneta is rare; we have found only a few specimens in Starvation Lake, about 4 miles south of Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin, and at Oceanville, near Atlantic City, New Jersey. (ref. ID; 3245)

Measurements

Total length 275-300; toes 45-50; trophi 40 µm. (ref. ID; 3245)

Notommata epaxia Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 3245 original paper)

See

Notommata aurita (ref. ID; 2017)

Descriptions

The body is very slender and almost cylindric; its greatest width is less than one fifth of the total length. The integument is very flexible, but the outline is quite constant. It is a very transparent species. The head and neck segments are separated by a slight transverse fold and a second and somewhat deeper fold divides the neck from the abdomen; the length of these two segments is nearly equal to their width. The abdomen is cylindric for nearly its entire length; posteriorly it is rapidly reduced to the base of the foot. The tail has a single, moderately large, rounded lobe. The foot has two joints, the posterior very short, the anterior somewhat broader and longer. The toes are short, the anterior somewhat broader and longer. The toes are short, straight cones; their length is about one twentieth of the total length. The abdomen is longitudinally fluted dorsally and laterally; the ventral surface is smooth. The dorsal antenna is a small setigerous pit in the normal position; the lateral antennae have not been observed. The corona extends down on the ventral side about one fourth of the length of the body the post-oral portion projects slightly from the body, forming a chin. The rostrum or cuticular fold on the apical plate is well marked. The auricles are rather small and provided with strong tufts of cilia, continuous with the corona. The mastax is of the virgate or pumping type, but differs from the normal in having two large salivary glands on the ventral side, in the angles between the mallei and fulcrum. The trophi are robust and slightly asymmetric. The fulcrum is long, slender and tapering towards the posterior end, which is slightly expanded and incurved. The ventral portion of the rami is triangular; at the apex there is a strong, blunt tooth, and the inner margin of the dorsal portion is denticulate. There is a narrow, oval opening between the rami on the ventral side, below the anterior tooth; the edge of the right ramus opposite this opening is smooth, while the left ramus is denticulate and striate. The unci have a subsquare, lamellar basal plate; the ventral tooth is large and clubbed at the tip. The right uncus has two small, slender teeth close to the ventral tooth; from their base a diagonal rib crosses the uncus to the dorsal margin, where it joins a very slender fourth tooth. The right uncus has only one slender tooth following the ventral tooth, but is otherwise identical with the left. At the point of the right uncus there are three very small accessory teeth; the left uncus has four similar teeth, gradually decreasing in size. The manubria are nearly straight, with a broad, subsquare lamella at their anterior ends. A pair of slightly curved rods are imbedded in the walls of the mastax near the posterior edge of the rami and parallel with the dorsal branch; their function is to aid in keeping the cavity open during the pumping action. The oesophagus is long and slender. There is a slight constriction between the stomach and intestine. The gastric glands, ovary and bladder are normal. The foot glands are small and club-shaped; they discharge into a minute, spherical mucus reservoir at the base of the toes. The ganglion is large and saccate. The retrocerebral sac is nearly spherical and the spaces between its vacuoles are crowded with bacteroids, giving it the appearance of the being filled with small, black globules. The subcerebral glands are large and vacuolate, but ductless and fused with the ganglion. The eyespot is at the posterior end of the ganglion. (ref. ID; 3245)

Comments

It is closely related to N. aurita, but is readily distinguished by its much more slender form, the striation and the much smaller retrocerebral sac, as well as the large mastax with its salivary glands. (ref. ID; 3245)

Type locality

Notommata epaxia was collected at Ocenaville, near Atlantic City, New Jersey, where it occasionally occurs in small numbers. (ref. ID; 3245)

Measurements

Total length 225-250; toes 12-14; trophi 38 µm. (ref. ID; 3245)

Notommata thopica Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 2017, 3245 original paper)

Descriptions

The body is elongate, slender and spindle-shaped; its greatest width is less than one fourth of the total length. The integument is very flexible, but the outline remains fairly constant. The body is transparent, but somewhat milky. The transverse folds limiting the head and neck segments are well marked. The head segment is short and broad; the neck segment is almost parallel-sided and it width nearly equal to its length. The abdomen is deeply striate longitudinal and increases very slightly in width for about two thirds of its length; it is rounded posteriorly and ends in a short tail with a very broad, rounded median lobe and two minute lateral lobes. The foot has two very short joints; the basal joint projects by about one half of its length beyond the tail. The two toes are short, slender and conical, ending in fairly acute points; their length is about one sixteenth of the total length. The corona extends down on the ventral side about one fourth of the length of the body; the post-oral portion projects from the body as a fairly prominent chin. The auricles are moderately large and the ciliation continuous with the corona. The dorsal antenna is a large, circular papilla with a shallow central depression bearing a minute tuft of setae; the lateral antennae are minute tubules with a few long setae in the normal positions. The mastax is virgate and slightly asymmetric. The fulcrum is long and moderately stout, tapering slightly towards the posterior end, which is somewhat enlarged and incurved. The ventral portion of the rami is roughly semicircular; at the apex there is on the left ramus a single, blunt tooth, interlocking with two similar teeth on the right ramus. The dorsal portion of the rami is not denticulate. There is a narrow opening between the ventral edges of the rami, beginning above the inconspicuous basal apophysis of the right ramus and limited anteriorly by the apical teeth; the edge of the right ramus opposite this opening is smooth, while the left has about 8 or 9 minute, close-set teeth or denticles. The alula of the left ramus, which is somewhat longer than the right, ends in a needle-like, slightly curved spur, which is characteristic for this species. The unci are asymmetric and have only one well developed tooth. The left uncus has a subsquare basal plate with a linear rudimentary tooth crossing diagonally from the base of the ventral tooth to a point close to the two parallel, rudimentary teeth at the dorsal margin. Close to the ventral tooth are two very small teeth, which are reduced to little more than the clubshaped points; between these and the diagonal tooth there is an additional, blunt, marginal tooth. The right uncus has a strongly curved, rudimentary tooth limiting the basal plate on the dorsal side; the diagonal tooth does not project beyond the margin of the basal plate. Following the ventral tooth are three rudimentary teeth, of which only the middle one can be traced beyond the margin of the basal plate. Four accessory teeth, gradually decreasing in size, are attached to the point of the left uncus; the right has three similar, but more slender teeth. The manubria are nearly straight, with a broad, subsquare basal plate; the posterior ends are slightly incurved and decurved posteriorly. A pair of supporting rods are imbedded in the walls of the mastax behind the posterior edges of the dorsal branch of the rami; their dorsal ends are slightly expanded and upcurved. The piston is large and muscular, filling the entire cavity of the mastax. There are two salivary glands in the ventral angles of the mastax, between the fulcrum and manubria. The oesophagus is very long and slender. There is a slight reduction in diameter marking the separation of the stomach and intestine, but no distinct constriction. The gastric glands are large, thin and disc-shaped. The ovary and bladder are normal. The foot glands are small and pyriform; they discharge into a mucus reservoir at the base of the toe, nearly half as large as the gland itself. The ganglion is moderately large and saccate. The retrocerebral sac is very long and pyriform; bacteroids are occasionally present, scattered through the posterior half of the sac. The subcerebral glands are saccate and almost as long as the sac; they always contain bacteroids, collected into very dense, globular masses, thus simulating an additional pair of eyespots. The true eyespot is at the posterior end of the ganglion, just below the dorsal antenna. (ref. ID; 3245)

Comments

It is closely related to N. epaxia, N. codonella and other species of the central group of the genus, but readily distinguished by the two globular aggregations of bacteroids in the subcerebral glands, as well as by the salivary glands. It is possible that this may be Ehrenberg's Triophthalmus dorsualis, but as he insists that the two additional eyespots are not to be confused with the black, granular masses of other Notommatids and Otoglena, it seems best not to use his name of this species, especially as it is not known whether it occurs in Germany at all. If his drawing really looks like the animal he saw, it is probably an Eosphora-species. (ref. ID; 3245)

Type locality

Notommata thopica was first found by Mr. L.M. Dorsey, of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, in a pond in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (ref. ID; 3245)

Notommata tithasa Harring & Myers, 1924 (ref. ID; 1345, 3245 original paper)

See

Pleurata tithasa (ref. ID; 2017)

Descriptions

The body is elongate, spindle-shaped and slender; its greatest width is about one fifth of the total length. The integument is very flexible and the outline is constantly changing in response to the contractions of the animal. The entire body is transparent, but has a very faint yellowish tinge. The neck is very slightly constricted, but no anterior transverse folds are present. The head is rather small and triangular in dorsal view on account of a large, slightly obtuse rostrum. The abdomen increases very gradually in width for about three fourths of its length and then tapers somewhat more rapidly to a broad tail projecting very slightly from the body. The foot is stout, fairly long and obscurely wrinkled. The toes are very long and obscurely wrinkled. The toes are very long and stout, incurved and decurved; the ventral edge does not curve evenly, but is faintly indented near the tip and a short distance from the base. Their length is one eighth of the total length. The dorsal antenna is a small setigerous papilla in the normal position; the lateral antennae are somewhat farther back than usual. The corona has two large, strongly ciliated areas corresponding to the auricles of other Notommatids, but not evertile. The buccal filed is evenly ciliated and continues down on the ventral side of the body for about one fourth of its length, forming posteriorly a slightly chin. The dorsal arc of the circumapical band has disappeared. The mastax is of a very simple virgate type and the trophi very small. The fulcrum is rodlike and very slender, slightly curved posteriorly. The rami are triangular and without denticulations on the inner margins, which do not quite meet, but enclose narrow, elongate, ventral opening; the alulae are very large and curved. The unci are small, triangular lamellae with a very faint in median tooth. The manubria show no indication of cellular division; the basal plate is triangular and the posterior portion rodlike, ending in a small crutch. Instead of being approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mastax, as in other species of the genus, the manubria are nearly at right angles to it. The epipharynx consists of two small, very thin, triangular plates, imbedded in the walls of the mastax at the sides of the mouth. The piston is large, but very weak. The oesophagus is moderately long and slender. There is no constriction between stomach and intestine. The gastric glands are small rounded. The ovary and bladder are normal. The foot glands are pyriform and nearly as long as the foot. The ganglion is an elongate, pyriform sac; at its posterior end is a rounded, moderately large, ductless retrocerebral sac, which does not contain bacteroids. No eyespot is present. (ref. ID; 3245)

Comments

This species is readily recognized by the unusually long and robust toes. (ref. ID; 3245)

Type locality

Notommata tithasa is not common; we have found it at Three Lakes, Oneida County, Wisconsin, and in ponds around Atlantic City, New Jersey. (ref. ID; 3245)

Measurements

Total length 175-200; toes 25-28; trophi 15 µm. (ref. ID; 3245)