Metanophrys similis Song et al., 2002

Xuming Pan, 2016, Seven scuticociliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from Alabama, USA, with descriptions of two parasitic species isolated from a freshwater mussel Potamilus purpuratus, European Journal of Taxonomy 249, pp. 1-19 : 10

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2016.249
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:43278833-B695-4375-B1BD-E98C28A9E50E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631559
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C487DB-6852-FFB2-576B-FDF18F4C37BF
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Metanophrys similis Song et al., 2002
status

Treatment

The specimens described herein generally resemble those of the original species description ( Song et al. 2002b) except: a slight, possibly insignificant, difference in shape (plump pyriform vs more slender).