Bodo curvi

Lee, Won Je & Patterson, David J., 2000, Heterotrophic flagellates (Protista) from marine sediments of Botany Bay, Australia, Journal of Natural History 34, pp. 483-562 : 490

Bodo curvi ®lus Griessmann, 1913 (fi gures 1f, 2i, j)

Description. Cell outline oval or bean-shaped, 5-8 Mm long and 3-4.5 Mm wide, fl attened, pliable. The two fl agella are unequal in length and insert subapically and to one side in a small pocket. The anterior fl agellum is as long as the cell, is curved and beats with a paddling motion. The trailing posterior fl agellum is acronematic and is about 2.5-3 times the length of the cell. Cells normally glide but may have a squirming movement. Often observed.

Remarks. Previous studies reported the length range to be 4-12 Mm and this species has been described from marine sites in Antarctica, North Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, Denmark, West Greenland, Arctic and Norway ( Griessmann, 1913; Throndsen, 1969; Turley and Carstens, 1991; Vørs, 1992a, 1992b, 1993a; Patterson et al., 1993; Tong et al., 1997). Our description is in accord with Vørs (1992a). Bodo curvi ®lus is distinguished from other species of Bodo by the curved shape and the paddling beat of the anterior fl agellum. This species has features similar to Bordnamonas tropicana Larsen and Patterson, 1990, but it can be distinguished by its very curved anterior fl agellum, the acronematic posterior fl agellum, and because Bordnamonas tropicana has a visible mouth.