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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Monodinium

Monodinium Fabre-Domergue, 1888 (ref. ID; 2013)

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

[ref. ID; 2013]
Body barrel-shaped with short cone-shaped snout protruding from flattened anterior region. Posterior broadly rounded. Oral aperture temporary, apically situated. Body ciliation reduced to single narrow band of closely-set cilia encircling the shoulder region where the snout joins the body. Rest of cell free from cilia except for 4 to 6 short longitudinal kineties which may be revealed by silver impregnation methods. Macronucleus C-shaped. Contractile vacuole posterior.
Quote; Colin R. Curds "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part I Ciliophora: Kinetofragminophora" Cambridge University Press, 1982 (ref. ID; 2013)
  1. Monodinium alveolatum (Kahl, 1930) (ref. ID; 4613)
    Syn; Didinium alveolatum Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 4613)
  2. Monodinium armatum (ref. ID; 4613)
  3. Monodinium balbiani Fabre-Domergue, 1888 (ref. ID; 4488), balbianii Fabre-Domergue, 1888 (ref. ID; 1629, 4612) reported year? (ref. ID; 3698)
    See; Didinium balbianii (ref. ID; 3115)
  4. Monodinium balbianii balbianii Fabre-Domergue, 1888 (ref. ID; 4613)
  5. Monodinium balbianii breviproboscis (ref. ID; 4613)
  6. Monodinium balbianii rostratum (Kahl, 1926) (ref. ID; 4613)
    Syn; Didinium nasutum var. rostratum Kahl, 1926 (ref. ID; 4613)
  7. Monodinium chlorelligerum Krainer, 1995 (ref. ID; 4613)
  8. Monodinium perrieri Delphy, 1925 (ref. ID; 1619, 4612, 4613)
    See; Didinium balbianii var. perrieri Delphy, 1925 (ref. ID; 3540)