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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Gonzeella

Gonzeella Kufferath, 1953 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Oligohymenophora: Subclass Peritricha: Order Peritrichida: Suborder Sessilina (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Colonial. Elongate, approximately trumpet-shaped body lying within a globular gelatinous housing which is hollow and thin-walled so the zooids lie around the perimeter projecting from the case. The macronucleus is C-shaped. Rarely, only reported on one occasion in Africa. Could be confused with Ophrydium whose colonies are not ball-like and hollow.
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)