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<emphasis id="B907A959D017FFC2FF68F9A4A683F9CD" box="[151,406,1608,1631]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Notommata petromyzon</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D017FFC2FF68F944A67FF92D" box="[151,362,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Proales petromyzon</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D017FFC2FF68F924A677F94D" box="[151,354,1736,1759]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Notops laurentinus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D017FFC2FF68F904A64FF96D" box="[151,346,1768,1791]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Proales laurentius</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D017FFC2FF68F8A2A602F8FA" bold="true" box="[151,279,1870,1896]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Species with fusiform, stout body; toes short and conical; retrocerebral organ with posterior sphere followed by dark red eye; large gastric glands with 9 nuclei; large pedal glands extending into trunk; triangular rami with rounded alulae; manubrium with large, lateral, knob-like protuberance; crescent-shaped unci with 2 large and 3 minor uncinal teeth; end of distal fulcrum flattened and arched dorsally.
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<paragraph id="8BCC754BD016FFC3FF39FF74A456FF20" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,564]" box="[198,835,152,178]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">General body organization of parthenogenetic females</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FF39FF52A63FFF4A" bold="true" box="[198,298,190,216]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Habitus</emphasis>
(
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A, B, 6AC, 7AE). Body stout, fusiform, hyaline, divided into 3 distinct regions: head, trunk and foot with toes. Epidermis hardly stiffened, with smooth surface. Head sloped, contractile and offset from trunk by weakly developed neck fold. Corona extending between apical and ventral head region, characterized by dense pseudotrochus of locomotory cilia. Pseudotrochus merges ventrally with cilia field running to mouth opening. This restricted posteriorly by paired lobe-like epidermal projection (
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E). Locomotory cilia enclosing apical field on head; middle of apical field with 2 openings of retrocerebral organ. Trunk arched dorsally, much wider than head (
<figureCitation id="134869CED016FFC3FD17FE4AA42CFE52" box="[744,825,422,448]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Figs 5</figureCitation>
B, 7B), and comprising 3 pseudosegments. First pseudosegment large, followed by narrower, shorter lumbar pseudosegment and preanal pseudosegment. Foot retractile, tapering conically, divided into 2 pseudosegments and 2 relatively short, pointed, conical toes (
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A, 7B), directed caudally during swimming process. Terminal foot pseudosegment twice length of first one.
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<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FF68FD8FA605FDE9" bold="true" box="[151,272,611,635]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Comparison of the morphology and ecology of
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<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FCCEFD88A32AFDE9" box="[817,1087,612,635]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Pleurotrocha sigmoidea</emphasis>
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,
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,
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and
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based on eleven key characters.
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ventral manubrial chamber,
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ramus basal chamber,
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ramus subbasal chamber.
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<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FD32A63EFC8A" box="[151,299,734,792]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Character traits</th>
<th id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FD32A47DFC8A" box="[327,872,734,792]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FEB8FD32A47DFD67" box="[327,872,734,757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D016FFC3FD98FD32A47DFD67" box="[615,872,734,757]" class="Eurotatoria" family="Notommatidae" genus="Pleurotrocha" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ploima" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Rotifera" rank="species" species="sigmoidea">Pleurotrocha sigmoidea</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76921E75D016003BFC78FD32A365FC8A" box="[903,1136,734,792]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D016FFC3FC78FD32A37FFD67" box="[903,1130,734,757]" class="Eurotatoria" family="Notommatidae" genus="Pleurotrocha" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ploima" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Rotifera" rank="species" species="robusta">
<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FC78FD32A37FFD67" box="[903,1130,734,757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Pleurotrocha robusta</emphasis>
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</th>
<th id="76921E75D016003BFB71FD32A289FC8A" box="[1166,1436,734,792]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D016FFC3FB71FD32A3F5FD67" box="[1166,1248,734,757]" class="Eurotatoria" family="Proalidae" genus="Proales" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ploima" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Rotifera" rank="genus" sensu="stricto">
<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FB71FD32A3F5FD67" box="[1166,1248,734,757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Proales</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2341422D016FFC3FB18FD32A279FD67" box="[1255,1388,734,757]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FCC7A289FCD0" box="[151,1436,811,834]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FCC7A63EFCD0" box="[151,299,811,834]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">habitus</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FCC7A47DFCD0" box="[327,872,811,834]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">bulbous bulbous</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FCC7A365FCD0" box="[903,1136,811,834]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">bulbous</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FCC7A289FCD0" box="[1166,1436,811,834]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">spindle-shaped</td>
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<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FC99A289FC3D" box="[151,1436,885,943]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FC99A63EFC3D" box="[151,299,885,943]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">toes</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FC99A47DFC3D" box="[327,872,885,943]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">short, conical short, conical</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FC99A365FC3D" box="[903,1136,885,943]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">short, conical</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FC99A289FC3D" box="[1166,1436,885,943]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, slender with fine distinct tips</td>
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<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FC2DA289FB8C" box="[151,1436,961,1054]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FC2DA63EFB8C" box="[151,299,961,1054]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">eyes</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FC2DA47DFB8C" box="[327,872,961,1054]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">not observed, single single cerebral eye cerebral eye after Koste (1976, 1978)</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FC2DA365FB8C" box="[903,1136,961,1054]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">single cerebral eye</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FC2DA289FB8C" box="[1166,1436,961,1054]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">two apical eyes</td>
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<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FBDCA289FBD5" box="[151,1436,1072,1095]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FBDCA63EFBD5" box="[151,299,1072,1095]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">giant morphs</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FBDCA47DFBD5" box="[327,872,1072,1095]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">known known</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FBDCA365FBD5" box="[903,1136,1072,1095]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">unknown</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FBDCA289FBD5" box="[1166,1436,1072,1095]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">unknown</td>
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<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FB9BA289FB23" box="[151,1436,1143,1201]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FB9BA63EFB23" box="[151,299,1143,1201]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">habitat</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FB9BA47DFB23" box="[327,872,1143,1201]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">limnic limnic, rarely brackish</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FB9BA365FB23" box="[903,1136,1143,1201]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">limnic</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FB9BA289FB23" box="[1166,1436,1143,1201]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
marine,
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<emphasis id="B907A959D016FFC3FB19FB9BA27FFB1C" box="[1254,1386,1143,1166]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">P. reinhardti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also brakish
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FB2AA289FAB1" box="[151,1436,1222,1315]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FB2AA63EFAB1" box="[151,299,1222,1315]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">diet</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FB2AA47DFAB1" box="[327,872,1222,1315]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">predatory on stalked predatory on stalked ciliates ciliates, necrophagic on dead crustaceans</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FB2AA365FAB1" box="[903,1136,1222,1315]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">unknown</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FB2AA289FAB1" box="[1166,1436,1222,1315]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">grazing on diatoms and other algae</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FAD9A289FADE" box="[151,1436,1333,1356]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FAD9A63EFADE" box="[151,299,1333,1356]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">trophi type</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FAD9A47DFADE" box="[327,872,1333,1356]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">virgate virgate</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FAD9A365FADE" box="[903,1136,1333,1356]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">virgate</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FAD9A289FADE" box="[1166,1436,1333,1356]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">modified malleate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68FA96A289F9F3" box="[151,1436,1402,1633]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68FA96A63EF9F3" box="[151,299,1402,1633]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">rami</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8FA96A47DF9F3" box="[327,872,1402,1633]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">bent upwards, sickle- bent upwards, sickle- shaped, shaped, corrugated inner corrugated inner margins, margins, symmetrical, symmetrical, alulae alulae</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78FA96A365F9F3" box="[903,1136,1402,1633]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">bent upwards, sickle- shaped, corrugated inner margins, symmetrical, alulae</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71FA96A289F9F3" box="[1166,1436,1402,1633]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">dorsoventrally flattened, molar surface and basal apophyses, asymmetrical, no alulae, rbc and rsbc more or less separated</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68F99FA289F93F" box="[151,1436,1651,1709]" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68F99FA63EF93F" box="[151,299,1651,1709]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">fulcrum</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8F99FA47DF93F" box="[327,872,1651,1709]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, directed straight long, directed straight caudally caudally</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78F99FA365F93F" box="[903,1136,1651,1709]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, directed straight caudally</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71F99FA289F93F" box="[1166,1436,1651,1709]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">short, directed ventrocaudally</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68F92BA289F8D4" box="[151,1436,1735,1862]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68F92BA63EF8D4" box="[151,299,1735,1862]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">manubria</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8F92BA47DF8D4" box="[327,872,1735,1862]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, slender, long, slender, cauda slightly bent, cauda slightly bent highly reduced clava, highly reduced clava, with projection of vmc with projection of vmc</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78F92BA365F8D4" box="[903,1136,1735,1862]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, slender, cauda slightly bent, highly reduced clava</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71F92BA289F8D4" box="[1166,1436,1735,1862]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">long, slender, cauda strongly bent, cauda usually reduced</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35437709D016003BFF68F88FA289F870" box="[151,1436,1891,2018]" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76921E75D016003BFF68F88FA63EF870" box="[151,299,1891,2018]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">unci</th>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFEB8F88FA47DF870" box="[327,872,1891,2018]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">crescent-shaped, crescent-shaped, 2 distinct ventral and 3 2 distinct ventral and 3 small median teeth plus distinct dorsal teeth several reduced teeth</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFC78F88FA365F870" box="[903,1136,1891,2018]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">crescent-shaped, single ventral uncus tooth</td>
<td id="76921E75D016003BFB71F88FA289F870" box="[1166,1436,1891,2018]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">stout, more or less quadrangular, 4-7 gradually sized teeth</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC754BD019FFCCFF68F94CA488F948" blockId="8.[151,1436,1696,1754]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B907A959D019FFCCFF68F94CA60CF92A" bold="true" box="[151,281,1696,1720]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D019FFCCFEE1F94DA539F92A" box="[286,556,1697,1720]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pleurotrocha petromyzon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber).
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</caption>
<subSubSection id="C36926C0D019FFC8FF39F8E4A69EFEB4" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD019FFCCFF39F8E4A641F82F" blockId="8.[151,1437,1800,1981]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B907A959D019FFCCFF39F8E4A683F8B0" bold="true" box="[198,406,1800,1826]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Digestive system</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="134869CED019FFCCFE58F8E5A6E7F8B1" box="[423,498,1801,1827]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Figs 5</figureCitation>
A, B). Mouth opening in ventral part of corona leads to short, slender, ciliated buccal tube that discharges ventrally to spherical mastax. Oesophagus diverges from anterior third of mastax dorsally. Stomach multicellular, ciliated, with yellow-brownish, small and large egg-shaped droplets, occupying one-third of trunk (
<figureCitation id="134869CED019FFCCFE08F891A529F805" box="[503,572,1917,1943]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="9.[151,258,1204,1228]" captionTargetBox="[173,1413,197,1178]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[173,1413,197,1179]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 6. Light microscopic images of Pleurotrocha petromyzon in a Carchesium - colony. A. Adult female with remaining ciliate stalk. B. Adult female stretching to eat. C. Adult female and juvenile (arrow). D. Deposited eggs with stalk (arrow head) formed by the adhesive secretion from the pedal glands. eg egg, gv germovitellarium, ld lipid droplets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188367/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
A). Ciliated intestine offset from stomach. Anus discharges below preanal pseudosegment.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF68FB58A288FA83" blockId="9.[151,1437,1204,1298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF68FB58A60BFB5E" bold="true" box="[151,286,1204,1228]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Light microscopic images of
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<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFD91FB59A492FB5E" box="[622,903,1205,1228]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Pleurotrocha petromyzon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in a
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<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFC3FFB59A351FB5E" box="[960,1092,1205,1228]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Carchesium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-colony. A. Adult female with remaining ciliate stalk. B. Adult female stretching to eat. C. Adult female and juvenile (arrow). D. Deposited eggs with stalk (arrow head) formed by the adhesive secretion from the pedal glands.
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFC4BFB16A4D8FA80" bold="true" box="[948,973,1274,1298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">eg</emphasis>
egg,
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFBF9FB16A334FA80" bold="true" box="[1030,1057,1274,1298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">gv</emphasis>
germovitellarium,
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFB13FB16A217FA80" bold="true" box="[1260,1282,1274,1298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ld</emphasis>
lipid droplets.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF39FAD3A6D7FA12" blockId="9.[151,1438,1343,1988]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39FAD3A60CFACB" bold="true" box="[198,281,1343,1369]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Trophi</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFECFFAD3A695FACB" box="[304,384,1343,1369]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 5</figureCitation>
C, D, 9AD). Trophi virgate, bilaterally symmetrical with fulcrum residing almost in longitudinal axis of body.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF39FA61A57EF989" blockId="9.[151,1438,1343,1988]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39FA61A611FA34" box="[198,260,1421,1446]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Rami</emphasis>
. Stout, in ventral view appearing triangular, arched upward anteriorly in sickle-shaped bend (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFA93FA61A7A2FA5F" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="13.[151,257,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,390,1055]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[249,1338,390,1055]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 10. TEM image of longitudinal section through head of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. ey eye, fu fulcrum, mx mastax, oe oesophagus, ra ramus, rco retrocerebral organ. Arrow (vesicle-filled sphere). Arrow head (opening of the retrocerebral organ)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188371/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
), inner margins with fine denticles (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFD94FA5FA5A6FA5F" box="[619,691,1459,1485]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
C). Ramus foramen subbasalis small, somewhat circular (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFA98FA5FA7B2FA66" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 5</figureCitation>
C, 9C), directed ventrally. Ramus foramen basalis large, ovate, directed dorsally. Rami with broad, acuminate alulae distally (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFE36F9EDA501F989" box="[457,532,1537,1563]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 5</figureCitation>
C, 9A).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39F9C4A63EF9D3" box="[198,299,1576,1601]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fulcrum</emphasis>
. Long, rod-shaped, longitudinally striate; in ventral view slender, expanding distally; in lateral view flattened and curved upward distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF39F999A5DAF927" blockId="9.[151,1438,1343,1988]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39F999A7EAF91C" box="[198,255,1653,1678]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Unci</emphasis>
. Slightly curved plates, with 2 ventral and 3 more dorsal principal teeth; ventral and dorsal tooth group separated by triangular gap (
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D, 9D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF39F92EA476F80F" blockId="9.[151,1438,1343,1988]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39F92EA62EF949" box="[198,315,1730,1755]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Manubria</emphasis>
. Slightly curved, tapering gradually from broad basal clava to distal end of long, rod-shaped cauda. Clava composed of 3 chambers that are not clearly distinguishable but show distinct openings. Ventral manubrial chamber with small, rounded, ventrally directed opening and features a small, knob-like protuberance (
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C, D, 9B) ventrolateral to median chamber of manubrium. Median manubrial chamber forms elongated cauda and shows small, oval, ventrolaterally directed opening (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFB7BF8B1A3C4F8E5" box="[1156,1233,1885,1911]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="12.[151,255,1446,1470]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,349,1421]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[249,1338,349,1422]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 9. SEM images of the trophi of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Ventral view. B. Dorsal view. C. Ventro-lateral view. D. Frontal view. al alula, ca cauda, cl clava, fu fulcrum, hyp hypopharynx, man manubrium, ommc opening of median manubrial chamber, ovmc opening of ventral manubrial chamber, rfb ramus foramen basalis, rfsb ramus foramen subbasalis, rbc ramus basal chamber, rsbc ramus subbasal chamber, un uncus. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188370/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
B). Small dorsal manubrial chamber opens dorsolaterally, with ovate opening.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD018FFCDFF39F846A367F856" blockId="9.[151,1438,1343,1988]" box="[198,1138,1962,1988]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B907A959D018FFCDFF39F846A673F851" box="[198,358,1962,1987]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Hypopharynx</emphasis>
. a fork-like structure at the proximal end of the fulcrum (
<figureCitation id="134869CED018FFCDFBF9F846A359F856" box="[1030,1100,1962,1988]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="12.[151,255,1446,1470]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,349,1421]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[249,1338,349,1422]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 9. SEM images of the trophi of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Ventral view. B. Dorsal view. C. Ventro-lateral view. D. Frontal view. al alula, ca cauda, cl clava, fu fulcrum, hyp hypopharynx, man manubrium, ommc opening of median manubrial chamber, ovmc opening of ventral manubrial chamber, rfb ramus foramen basalis, rfsb ramus foramen subbasalis, rbc ramus basal chamber, rsbc ramus subbasal chamber, un uncus. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188370/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
A).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01BFFCEFF68F8DCA6E9F81E" blockId="10.[151,1437,1840,1932]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01BFFCEFF68F8DCA60DF8DA" bold="true" box="[151,280,1840,1864]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
SEM images of
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<emphasis id="B907A959D01BFFCEFE35F8DDA5C2F8DA" box="[458,727,1841,1864]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Pleurotrocha petromyzon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view. C. Ventral view. D. Frontal view. E. Head in ventral view with epidermal projection covering the mouth opening (arrow). F. Egg in
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<emphasis id="B907A959D01BFFCEFB5FF8BFA235F8F8" box="[1184,1312,1875,1898]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Carchesium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-colony.
<emphasis id="B907A959D01BFFCEFA7CF8BFA289F8F9" bold="true" box="[1411,1436,1875,1899]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">eg</emphasis>
egg. Arrow head (dorsal antenna)
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF68FD07A6FDFCB7" blockId="11.[151,1436,747,806]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF68FD07A60DFC91" bold="true" box="[151,280,747,771]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
SEM images. A. Sculptured egg of
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFD68FD00A340FC91" box="[663,1109,748,771]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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in
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-
</emphasis>
colony. B. Remaining stalks of a
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF56FCE2A623FCB7" box="[169,310,782,805]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Carchaesium</emphasis>
-colony.
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFE65FCE2A6A6FCB4" bold="true" box="[410,435,782,806]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">eg</emphasis>
egg.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39FCBFA4C3FBBD" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39FCBFA59BFCFF" bold="true" box="[198,654,851,877]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Nervous system and sensory organs.</emphasis>
Cerebral ganglion rounded, extending to centre of head, followed by large, reasonably hyaline retrocerebral organ that cannot be discriminated from brain by light microscopy. A dark-red kidney-shaped eye present at posterior end of retrocerebral organ (
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). A fine connection inserts close to eye and courses down to mastax (
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFD01FC24A458FC70" box="[766,845,968,994]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Figs 5</figureCitation>
A, 6A). Dorsal antenna consists of several cilia encircled by flat, rounded collar located in front of head fold (
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFC7AFC02A4DBFB9A" box="[901,974,1006,1032]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="10.[151,255,1840,1864]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,197,1813]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[249,1338,197,1815]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 7. SEM images of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view. C. Ventral view. D. Frontal view. E. Head in ventral view with epidermal projection covering the mouth opening (arrow). F. Egg in Carchesium - colony. eg egg. Arrow head (dorsal antenna)" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188368/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
D). Lateral antennae comprising a few cilia, with a flat, rounded collar, located just beyond midpoint of trunk.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39FBD7A7DBFA85" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39FBD7A6B0FBC7" bold="true" box="[198,421,1083,1109]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Glandular system</emphasis>
(
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AB, 6B). Two lateral salivary glands visible, integrated into mastax complex. Both gastric glands large, ball-shaped, unstalked, with 9 nuclei each, diverging anteriorly from stomach. Retrocerebral organ lies behind cerebral ganglion and opens with 2 anterior ducts on apical field of corona (
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFF60FB5CA7E3FB58" box="[159,246,1200,1226]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="13.[151,257,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,390,1055]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[249,1338,390,1055]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 10. TEM image of longitudinal section through head of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. ey eye, fu fulcrum, mx mastax, oe oesophagus, ra ramus, rco retrocerebral organ. Arrow (vesicle-filled sphere). Arrow head (opening of the retrocerebral organ)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188371/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). In posteriormost region of retrocerebral organ, and immediately in front of the eye, is a vesicle-filled sphere. Pedal glands extend into preanal pseudosegment, with terminally constricted mucus reservoir above toes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39FACFA530FA19" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39FACFA6FFFAAF" bold="true" box="[198,490,1315,1341]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Protonephridial system</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFE06FAC8A557FAAC" box="[505,578,1316,1342]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1696,1720]" captionTargetBox="[277,1319,187,1623]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[239,1347,144,1672]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 5. Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Habitus in lateral view. B. Habitus in dorsal view. C. Trophi in ventral view. D. Trophi in lateral view. Arrow (projection of ventral manubrial chamber)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188366/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Figs 5</figureCitation>
A, B). Protonephridia paired, with distinct terminal organs (exact number and position not determined). Collecting tubules open into contractile bladder that in turn empties into terminal part of intestine (cloaca).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39FA7BA462FA4A" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39FA7BA6C5FA23" bold="true" box="[198,464,1431,1457]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Reproductive system</emphasis>
(
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A, B, 6A, B). Germovitellarium unpaired, with 8 nuclei, located in the ventral region of trunk, often associated with a large, dark egg.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39FA09A430F9DE" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39FA09A690FA6D" bold="true" box="[198,389,1509,1535]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Measurements.</emphasis>
Total length 150255 µm, maximum dorsoventral extent 70 µm, maximum width 6080 µm, foot length 28 µm, toe length 1226 µm, trophi length 35 µm, ramus length 16 µm, manubrium length 21 µm, manubrium width 7 µm and fulcrum length 24 µm.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01AFFCFFF39F9B4A28EF864" blockId="11.[151,1437,851,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFF39F9B4A63AF9E0" bold="true" box="[198,303,1624,1650]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Ecology.</emphasis>
The species is limnosaprobic and free-living, occurring in running, acidic, brackish water and is present in both colder and warmer seasons. Distribution is cosmopolitan (
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Nogrady
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFB9CF96CA38BF90B" box="[1123,1182,1664,1689]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">et al.</emphasis>
1995
</bibRefCitation>
). The species is necrophagic and includes smaller sessile peritrich ciliates in its diet, especially
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<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFB6AF94BA239F952" box="[1173,1324,1703,1728]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Carchesium</emphasis>
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. Several generations, including juveniles and eggs, often live on a single ciliate colony (
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C, D). In one instance, six specimens were observed living on a single
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colony. Specimens are well protected in the colony, which encloses the rotifers following disturbances. Feeding specimens attach with their pedal glands, stretch and approach the body of an individual ciliate. The ciliate is eaten completely, leaving only its stalk (
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A, 8B). Usually 2
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eggs are deposited and fixed to the substratum, with a stalk formed by an adhesive secretion from the pedal glands (
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFDE6F862A575F83A" box="[537,608,1934,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="9.[151,258,1204,1228]" captionTargetBox="[173,1413,197,1178]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[173,1413,197,1179]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 6. Light microscopic images of Pleurotrocha petromyzon in a Carchesium - colony. A. Adult female with remaining ciliate stalk. B. Adult female stretching to eat. C. Adult female and juvenile (arrow). D. Deposited eggs with stalk (arrow head) formed by the adhesive secretion from the pedal glands. eg egg, gv germovitellarium, ld lipid droplets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188367/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
D). Smooth (
<figureCitation id="134869CED01AFFCFFD06F862A42BF83A" box="[761,830,1934,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="10.[151,255,1840,1864]" captionTargetBox="[249,1338,197,1813]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[249,1338,197,1815]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 7. SEM images of Pleurotrocha petromyzon. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view. C. Ventral view. D. Frontal view. E. Head in ventral view with epidermal projection covering the mouth opening (arrow). F. Egg in Carchesium - colony. eg egg. Arrow head (dorsal antenna)" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188368/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
F) as well as sculptured eggs (
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A) were found. Specimens were also found in the middle of stalked ciliates growing on
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01AFFCFFBF4F859A3A0F85C" box="[1035,1205,1973,1998]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Cyclopidae" genus="Macrocyclops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cyclopoida" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFBF4F859A3A0F85C" box="[1035,1205,1973,1998]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Macrocyclops</emphasis>
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.
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reported the species on
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<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFE56F830A560F867" box="[425,629,2012,2037]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Epistylis digitalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01AFFCFFD7CF830A498F867" box="[643,909,2012,2037]" class="Oligohymenophorea" family="Vorticellidae" genus="Carchesium" kingdom="Protozoa" order="Peritrichida" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Ciliophora" rank="species" species="polipinum">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFD7CF830A498F867" box="[643,909,2012,2037]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Carchesium polipinum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01AFFCFFC64F830A32BF867" box="[923,1086,2012,2037]" class="Oligohymenophorea" family="Zoothamniidae" genus="Zoothamnium" kingdom="Protozoa" order="Peritrichida" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Ciliophora" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFC64F830A32BF867" box="[923,1086,2012,2037]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Zoothamnium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and piercing
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01AFFCFFB23F830A281F867" box="[1244,1428,2012,2037]" class="Chlorophyceae" family="Volvocaceae" genus="Volvox" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chlamydomonadales" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Zoophyta" rank="species" species="globator">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01AFFCFFB23F830A281F867" box="[1244,1428,2012,2037]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Volvox globator</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC754BD01DFFC8FF68FF74A69EFEB4" blockId="12.[151,1437,152,294]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<bibRefCitation id="EFE208BAD01DFFC8FF68FF74A655FF20" author="Budde" box="[151,320,152,178]" pageId="12" pageNumber="19" refString="Budde, E. (1925) Die parasitischen Radertiere mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der in der Umgebung von Minden I. W. beobachteten Arten. Zeitschrift fur Morphologie und Okologie der Tiere, 3, 706 - 784." type="journal article" year="1925">Budde (1925)</bibRefCitation>
also found specimens in
<emphasis id="B907A959D01DFFC8FD86FF74A5D2FF23" box="[633,711,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Volvo x</emphasis>
and in the shells of dying and dead crustaceans (
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01DFFC8FAD5FF74A281FF23" box="[1322,1428,152,177]" class="Branchiopoda" family="Macrothricidae" genus="Daphnia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01DFFC8FAD5FF74A281FF23" box="[1322,1428,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Daphnia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01DFFC8FF68FF53A6DCFF4A" authority="Entomostraca" authorityName="Entomostraca" box="[151,457,190,216]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Chydorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01DFFC8FF68FF53A618FF4A" box="[151,269,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Chydorus</emphasis>
, Entomostraca
</taxonomicName>
), where they always feed towards the head, deposit 2
<specimenCount id="9D75BEC2D01DFFC8FB98FF52A361FF4A" box="[1127,1140,190,216]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" type="egg">3</specimenCount>
eggs and then leave the individual. The species was also found on trichopteran eggs, on
<taxonomicName id="4C730EC8D01DFFC8FC61FF09A217FF6D" authority="De Beauchamp 1905" authorityName="De Beauchamp" authorityYear="1905" box="[926,1282,229,255]" class="Hydrozoa" family="Hydridae" genus="Hydra" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anthoathecata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B907A959D01DFFC8FC61FF09A4FFFF6C" box="[926,1002,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Hydra</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFE208BAD01DFFC8FC04FF09A3ECFF6D" author="De" box="[1019,1273,229,255]" pageId="12" pageNumber="19" refString="De Beauchamp, P. (1905) Remarques sur deux Rotiferes parasites. Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France, 30, 117 - 124." type="journal article" year="1905">
<collectingCountry id="F36435DBD01DFFC8FC04FF09A30AFF6D" box="[1019,1055,229,255]" name="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">De</collectingCountry>
Beauchamp 1905
</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and on snail eggs (
<bibRefCitation id="EFE208BAD01DFFC8FF24FEE0A66BFEB4" author="Wulfert" box="[219,382,268,294]" pageId="12" pageNumber="20" refString="Wulfert, K. (1935) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Radertierfauna Deutschlands. I. Teil. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 2, 583 - 602." type="journal article" year="1935">Wulfert 1935</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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