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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Bakuella

Bakuella Agamaliev & Alekperov, 1976 (ref. ID; 2014, 3925, 4786)

Class Polyhymenophora: Subclass Spirotricha: Order Hypotrichida: Suborder Stichotrichina: Family Holostichidae (ref. ID; 2014)
Order Hypotrichida Stein, 1859: Family Urostylidae Butschli, 1889 (ref. ID; 4786)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Ovoid body. Ventral surface bearing 2 rows of marginal cirri and a series of short oblique rows of ventral cirri which narrow anteriorly into 2 midventral rows as they curve into the frontal region. In addition there are a few isolated frontal cirri, the 3 most anterior or which are large. Transverse cirri present. AZM short, located in anterior body third. Macronucleus usually with two parts each with adjacent micronucleus. 2 species have been described.
Quote; Colin R. Curds, Michael A. Gates and David McL. Roberts "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part II Ciliophora: Oligohymenophora and Polyhymenophora" Cambridge University Press, 1983 (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 3925]
One row of right marginal cirri; one or more rows of left marginal cirri; some of midventral cirri, especially in the posterior half of the cell, arranged in short oblique rows of more than 2 cirri each. (ref. ID; 3925)
Type genus (by original designation); Bakuella marina Agamaliev & Alekperov, 1976
Bakuella originally was described as containing 2 species. B. marina (type) and B. crenata, from marine and fresh-water habitats, respectively. (ref. ID; 3925)
  1. Bakuella crenata (ref. ID; 3925)
  2. Bakuella edaphoni (ref. ID; 191)
  3. Bakuella marina Agamaliev & Alekperov, 1976 (ref. ID; 3925)
  4. Bakuella pampinaria (ref. ID; 191)
  5. Bakuella polycirrata (ref. ID; 191)
  6. Bakuella salinarum Mihailowitsch & Wilbert, 1990 (ref. ID; 4786 original paper) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 191)