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Legendrea

Legendrea Faure-Fremiet, 1908 (ref. ID; 2013)

Class Kinetofragminophora: Subclass Gymnostomata: Order Haptorida: Family Spathidiidae (ref. ID; 2013)

[ref. ID; 2013]
Body shape irregularly oval in outline with broadly round posterior and truncated anterior. Body narrows anteriorly, apical region slants slightly posteriorly from right to left. Unciliated ridge bearing slit-like oral aperture borne upon the slanted apex. Oral aperture supported by very large basket of trichites which occupies the anterior third of the body. On the left (upper) surface there are about 20 finger-like structures of variable length, each is slightly dilated at its distal tip in which trichocysts are located. These processes are plastic but not capable of controlled movement. Macronucleus elongate. Contractile vacuole either on ventral edge with canals or large and terminal.
Quote; Colin R. Curds "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part I Ciliophora: Kinetofragminophora" Cambridge University Press, 1982 (ref. ID; 2013)
  1. Legendrea bellarophon Penard, 1914 (ref. ID; 1619)
    See; Thysanomorpha bellerophon
  2. Legendrea bellerophon Penard, 1914 (ref. ID; 2013, 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)
  3. Legendrea crassa Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 2013)
    See; Penardiella crassa (ref. ID; 2013)
  4. Legendrea interrupta Penard, 1922
    See; Penardiela interrupta (ref. ID; 2013)
  5. Legendrea loyezae Faure-Fremiet, 1908 (ref. ID; 1335, 1619) or Faure, 1908 (ref. ID; 3540)
  6. Legendrea pespelicani Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
    See; Lacerus pespelicani

Legendrea bellerophon Penard, 1914 (ref. ID; 2013, 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

100-180 um. (ref. ID; 1618)