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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Pseudoprorodon

Pseudoprorodon Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 2013) or Blochmann, 1866 (ref. ID; 4757), 1886 (ref. ID; 3540, 3690) or 1895 (ref. ID; 4730)

Class Kinetofragminophora: Subclass Gymnostomata: Order Prostomatida: Suborder Prorodontina: Family Prorodontidae (ref. ID; 2013)

[ref. ID; 2013]
Body outline shape usually elongate but sometimes oval, often laterally flattened. Oral aperture is an apically situated long slit which is supported by many fine trichites. The oral slit is surrounded by a row of double kinetosomes (peribuccal ciliature) which extends past the slit on one edge down to the middle of the body. The dorsal 'brush' is represented by a single short row of closely packed kinetosomes which lies between and parallel with the longitudinal somatic kineties in the anterior quarter of the body although unlike the somatic kineties, the oral brush does not reach the peribuccal kinety. Macronucleus elongate, ribbon-like. Contractile vacuole terminal. Most easily confused with Prorodon which has fewer but larger (double) trichites and a rounded apical oral aperture. Furthermore the dorsal brush of Prorodon is composed of 3 kineties of paired kinetosomes. Generic name was erected by Kahl (1930) although he attributes it to Blochmann (1886) (see: ref. ID; 3540).
Quote; Colin R. Curds "British and other freshwater ciliated protozoa Part I Ciliophora: Kinetofragminophora" Cambridge University Press, 1982 (ref. ID; 2013)
  1. Pseudoprorodon arenicola Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 1620, 3119) reported year? (ref. ID; 2117, 3690)
  2. Pseudoprorodon armatus Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 3115, 3540 original paper, 3593) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)
  3. Pseudoprorodon ellipticus Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 3115, 3540 original paper, 4611) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)
    See; Prorodon ellipticus (ref. ID; 4611)
  4. Pseudoprorodon elongatus Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 3540)
  5. Pseudoprorodon emmae Bergh, 1896 (ref. ID; 1335, 3540) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)
    Syn; Prorodon robustus Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  6. Pseudoprorodon exsugens (ref. ID; 2573, 3292)
  7. Pseudoprorodon farctus Claparede & Lachmann, 1828 (ref. ID; 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)
    Syn; Prorodon farctus Diesing, Butschli, Roux (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  8. Pseudoprorodon foliosus Foissner (ref. ID; 3698)
  9. Pseudoprorodon gigas Da Cunha (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  10. Pseudoprorodon halophilus Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 3540 original paper) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)
  11. Pseudoprorodon lieberkuhni Butschli, 1889 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
    Syn; Cranotheridium elongatus Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540); Spathidium gigas Da Cunha (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  12. Pseudoprorodon niveus Ehrenberg, 1833 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540) or (Ehrenberg) Kahl, 1930 (ref. ID; 3115)
  13. Pseudoprorodon protrichocystus Dragesco, 1960 (ref. ID; 3690 original paper)
  14. Pseudoprorodon sulcatus Kahl, 1927 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)
  15. Pseudoprorodon vesiculatus Kahl, 1927 (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)

Pseudoprorodon farctus Claparede & Lachmann, 1828 (ref. ID; 3540) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1619)

Synonym

Prorodon farctus Diesing, Butschli, Roux (ref. ID; 1619, 3540)

Descriptions

Ellipsoid; cytostome surrounded by long trichites; contractile vacuole posterior, with secondary vacuoles; macronucleus elongate; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

150-200 um long. (ref. ID; 1618)