Study of the trophi of Testudinella Bory de St. Vincent and Pompholyx Gosse (Rotifera: Testudinellidae) by scanning electron microscopy
De Smet, W.H. (2005). Study of the trophi of Testudinella Bory de St. Vincent and Pompholyx Gosse (Rotifera: Testudinellidae) by scanning electron microscopy. Hydrobiologia 546(1): 203-211. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-4198-y
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Keywords |
Pompholyx Gosse, 1851 [WoRMS]; Rotifera [WoRMS]; Testudinella Bory de St. Vincent, 1826 [WoRMS]; Testudinellidae Harring, 1913 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
Author keywords |
Rotifera; Testudinellidae; Testudinella; Pompholyx; trophi structure; taxonomy |
Abstract |
The fine morphology of the trophi of Pompholyx sulcata and nine species of Testudinella (Rotifera, Monogononta, Flosculariacea, Testudinellidae) was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The number of unci teeth and arched rami scleropili, and the shape of the major unci teeth and fulcrum are considered to be reliable additional characters for identification. |
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