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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Mylestoma

Mylestoma Kahl, 1928 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Polyhymenophora: Subclass Spirotricha: Order Odontostomatida (ref. ID; 2014)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Body discoid, laterally flattened with both sides flat. Body covered in pellicular armour. Posterior spines when present are not well developed. The only other spine present is the tooth-like spine above the AZM. 1 or 2 posterior cirri present. Perizonal complex short, with 5 single and 2 double rows. Single macronucleus and micronucleus. Sapropelic. Most easily confused with Atopodinium which does not have cirri. Several species.
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)
  1. Mylestoma anatinum (Penard, 1922) (ref. ID; 1335, 1621) reported year? (ref. ID; 4610)
  2. Mylestoma bipartitum (Gourret & Roeser, 1886) (ref. ID; 1621) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)
  3. Mylestoma bipartitum Kahl (ref. ID; 3771)
  4. Mylestoma discoideum (Penard, 1922) (ref. ID; 1621)
  5. Mylestoma pusillum (ref. ID; 1621)
  6. Mylestoma spinigerum (ref. ID; 1621)
  7. Mylestoma uncinatum (Penard, 1922) (ref. ID; 1621) reported year? (ref. ID; 4610)

Mylestoma bipartitum (Gourret & Roeser, 1886) (ref. ID; 1621) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)

Descriptions

Two caudal processes; salt water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

35-50 um long. (ref. ID; 1618)