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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Rhabdostyla

Rhabdostyla Kent, 1880 (ref. ID; 1248, 1555) or 1881 (ref. ID; 2014)

Class Oligohymenophora: Subclass Peritricha: Order Peritrichida: Suborder Sessilina (ref. ID; 2014)
Family Epistylidae Kahl, 1935 (ref. ID; 1248)

[ref. ID; 1555]
Type species; Rhabdostyla fromenteli Kent, 1880 (ref. ID; 1555)

[ref. ID; 2014]
Solitary. Inverted bell-shaped zooid mounted upon a very short non-contractile stalk. The peristome bears a definite lip. Animals usually epizooic on freshwater invertebrates, particularly crustacea, insects and worms. Stiller (1971) regards the genus to be synonymous with Epistylis which is colonial. Most easily confused with Apiosoma which is restricted to being epizooic on vertebrates (fishes and amphibia) while Rhabdostyla is found only on invertebrates.
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. Rhabdostyla arenaria Cuenot, 1891 (ref. ID; 1620)
  2. Rhabdostyla arenicolae Fabre-Dom, 1888 (ref. ID; 1620)
  3. Rhabdostyla bosminae Levander, 1907 (ref. ID; 1620)
  4. Rhabdostyla brebipes Claparede & Lachmann, 1857 (ref. ID; 1620)
  5. Rhabdostyla chaeticola Stokes, 1887
    See; Rhabdostyla inclinans (ref. ID; 1620, 4610)
  6. Rhabdostyla chironomi Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 1620)
  7. Rhabdostyla commensalis Mobius, 1888 (ref. ID; 1620)
  8. Rhabdostyla congregata Zacharias, 1903 (ref. ID; 1620)
  9. Rhabdostyla conipes (ref. ID; 1620)
  10. Rhabdostyla cyclopsis (ref. ID; 1620)
  11. Rhabdostyla dubia Foissner (ref. ID; 3698) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1114)
  12. Rhabdostyla ephemerae (ref. ID; 1620)
  13. Rhabdostyla fromenteli Kent, 1880 (ref. ID; 1555, 1620)
    Syn; Scyphydia rugosa Fromentel, 1876 (ref. ID; 1620)
  14. Rhabdostyla hungarica Stiller, 1931 (ref. ID; 1620)
  15. Rhabdostyla inclinans O.F. Muller (ref. ID; 7650), (O.F. Muller, 1786) D'Udekem, 1864 (ref. ID; 1620, 1629) or (O.F. Muller, 1773) Roux, 1901 (ref. ID; 4610)
    Syn; Rhabdostyla chaeticola Stokes, 1887 (ref. ID; 4610) reported year? (ref. ID; 1620); Rhabdostyla lumbriculi Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 4610); Scyphydia inclinansKent, 1882 (ref. ID; 1620); Vorticella inclinans O.F. Muller, 1773 (ref. ID; 4610)
  16. Rhabdostyla invaginata Stokes, 1886 (ref. ID; 1620)
  17. Rhabdostyla kahli Nenninger (ref. ID; 7650)
  18. Rhabdostyla libera Kahl, 1933 (ref. ID; 1620)
  19. Rhabdostyla limnophili (ref. ID; 1620)
  20. Rhabdostyla lumbriculi Penard, 1922
    See; Rhabdostyla inclinans (ref. ID; 4610)
  21. Rhabdostyla muscorum Kahl, 1935 (ref. ID; 1620)
    See; Opercularia coarctata (ref. ID; 1113)
  22. Rhabdostyla nebulifera Fromentel, 1874 (ref. ID; 1620)
  23. Rhabdostyla ovum Kent, 1881 (ref. ID; 4613) or 1882 (ref. ID; 1335, 1620) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 3292)
    See; Epistylis pygmaeum (ref. ID; 4613), Rhabdostyla pyriformis Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1335, 1620)
  24. Rhabdostyla patula Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1620)
  25. Rhabdostyla porculus Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1620)
  26. Rhabdostyla pyriformis Perty, 1852 (ref. ID; 1248, 1620) reported year? (ref. ID; 1219)
    Syn; Rhabdostyla ovum Kent, 1882 (ref. ID; 1335, 1620)
  27. Rhabdostyla ringems Fromentel, O.F. Muller, 1786 (ref. ID; 1620)
  28. Rhabdostyla ringens Fromentel (ref. ID; 1248)
  29. Rhabdostyla sessilis Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 1620)
  30. Rhabdostyla spharoides Fromentel, 1874 (ref. ID; 1620)
  31. Rhabdostyla thienemanni (ref. ID; 4610)
  32. Rhabdostyla tubificis Nenninger (ref. ID; 7650)
  33. Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes, 1887 (ref. ID; 1308, 1620) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)

Rhabdostyla inclinans O.F. Muller (ref. ID; 7650), (O.F. Muller, 1786) D'Udekem, 1864 (ref. ID; 1620, 1629) or (O.F. Muller, 1773) Roux, 1901 (ref. ID; 4610)

Synonym

Rhabdostyla chaeticola Stokes, 1887 (ref. ID; 4610) reported year? (ref. ID; 1620); Rhabdostyla lumbriculi Penard, 1922 (ref. ID; 4610); Scyphydia inclinans Kent, 1882 (ref. ID; 1620); Vorticella inclinans O.F. Muller, 1773 (ref. ID; 4610)

Descriptions

Epizoic species, on Nais elinguis, Pristina longiseta and Lumbriculus variegatus. (ref. ID; 7650)

Rhabdostyla kahli Nenninger (ref. ID; 7650)

Descriptions

Epizoic species, on Lumbriculus variegatus. (ref. ID; 7650)

Rhabdostyla tubificis Nenninger (ref. ID; 7650)

Descriptions

Epizoic species, on Tubifex sp. (ref. ID; 7650)

Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes, 1887 (ref. ID; 1308, 1620) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)

Descriptions

Attached to Cyclops and Cypris in pools in early spring. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

About 50 um long. (ref. ID; 1618)