Taxonomic revision of the ciliate genus Zosterodasys Deroux, 1978 (Protista: Ciliophora: Synhymeniida) Author Vďačný, Peter Author Tirjaková, Eva text Zootaxa 2012 3345 34 58 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.281497 727bd4b2-eff4-47dc-907c-e7e92d39e951 1175-5326 281497 Zosterodasys minor Alekperov et al. , 2007 ( Figs 8 G, H) Zosterodasys minor Alekperov et al. , 2007 /8: 113, fig. 7, Pl 2A. Diagnosis. Size about 50–60 × 30–40 µm in vivo . Body shape elliptical with left margin anteriorly distinctly projecting and thus forming a fold below it. Macronucleus ellipsoidal with a single globular micronucleus. Several contractile vacuoles evenly spaced along left postoral and posterior right body margin. About 33–36 ciliary rows: 18–21 ventral and 16–18 dorsal. Synhymenium incompletely encircles body. On average 15 (14–16) nematodesmal rods. Marine. Type locality. Sediments from the Mexican Gulf sand beach near Marine Science Institute building, Port Aransas, Texas. Type material. One holotype slide with protargol-impregnated specimens was deposited in the Institute of Zoology, NAS of Azerbaijan , Baku City. Etymology. Not given in the original description. The Latin adjective min · or , - or , - us ([m, f, n]; small) obviously refers to the small body size. Remarks. No nomenclatural or taxonomical difficulties.