Glaucoma
Glaucoma Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 2014)
Small to medium-sized ovoid ciliate. Oral aperture in anterior body third whose axis runs obliquely to that of the cell, oval in shape. Pre-oral suture oblique on left side of oral aperture. Undulating membrane inconspicuous but membranelle M2 very well developed and easily visible as a beating membrane in the aperture. There is an 'X' body frequently associated with the anterior end of membranelle M2. Uniform somatic ciliation usually with several post-oral meridians. Contractile vacuole on posterior right-hand side of cell. Single, spherical macronucleus centrally located with an adjacent micronucleus.
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)
- Glaucoma avellana Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma chaetophorae (Penard, 1922) (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma chattoni Corliss (ref. ID; 3815) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 65, 191)
- Glaucoma colpidium Schewiakoff, 1896
See; Colpidium campylum (Stokes, 1886) Bresslau, 1922 (ref. ID; 1622) - Glaucoma dragescui (ref. ID; 191, 4611)
- Glaucoma ferox (ref. ID; 191)
- Glaucoma ficaria Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma flexilis Penard, 1922
See; Dapedophrya flexilis (ref. ID; 4861) - Glaucoma frontata (Stokes, 1886)
Syn; Dallasia frontata Stokes (ref. ID; 1622) - Glaucoma gigantea R. & L. Grandori, 1934 (ref. ID; 1620)
- Glaucoma macrostoma Schewiakoff, 1889 (ref. ID; 1622, 3593)
- Glaucoma margaritaceum Claparede & Lachmann, 1858 (ref. ID; 3116)
See; Cinetochilum margaritaceum (ref. ID; 3116) - Glaucoma maupasi Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 1622, 3593)
Syn; Glaucoma pyriformis Maupas, 1883 (ref. ID; 1622) - Glaucoma myriophylli Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1620, 1622)
See; Epenardia myriophylli (ref. ID; 4611) - Glaucoma parasiticum Penard (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma pyriformis (Ehrenberg) Schewiakoff
See; Tetrahymena pyriformis (Ehrenberg) Lwoff (ref. ID; 1219) - Glaucoma reniforme Schewiakoff, 1892 (ref. ID; 4611) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1629)
Syn; Glaucoma reniformis Schewiakoff, 1892 (ref. ID; 4611) - Glaucoma reniformis Schewiakoff, 1893 (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma sagitta Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma scintillans Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 1308, 1335, 1622, 1629, 1896, 2245, 3116, 4488, 4611) reported year? (ref. ID; 1219, 1618, 3342, 3698, 5462) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 191, 4167, 4349)
- Glaucoma setosa Schewiakoff, 1893 (ref. ID; 1622)
- Glaucoma sphagni Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 2307) reported year? (ref. ID; 3598)
See; Platyophrya sphagni (ref. ID; 2307) - Glaucoma vorax Kidder, Lilly & Claff
See; Tetrahymena vorax (Kidder, Lilly & Claff) (ref. ID; 1618) - Glaucoma wrzesniowskii Mereschkowsky, 1879 (ref. ID; 1622)
Glaucoma scintillans Ehrenberg, 1830 (ref. ID; 1308, 1335, 1622, 1629, 1896, 2245, 3116, 4488, 4611) reported year? (ref. ID; 1219, 1618, 3342, 3698, 5462) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 191, 4167, 4349)
Descriptions
Body ellipsoid, ventrally flattened, uniformly ciliated; mouth groove oblique to the longitudinal axis of the cell, buccal cavity with 1 large undulating membrane and 3 adoral membranelles; contractile vacuole posteriorly located. (ref. ID; 1219)Ovate with rounded ends; U-shaped cytostome, about 1/4 the body length, oblique; ectoplasmic flange and 3 membranellae conspicuous; a contractile vacuole in posterior 1/3; macronucleus oval, central; a micronucleus; bacteria feeder; in fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
Measurements
Length 40-80 um. (ref. ID; 1219)45-75 um long. (ref. ID; 1618)
30-50x20-30 um. (ref. ID; 3342)