Lagenophrys orchestiae, Abonyi, 1928

Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura & Clamp, John C., 2016, An annotated checklist of species in the family Lagenophryidae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia), With a brief review of their taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography, Zootaxa 4132 (4), pp. 451-492 : 480

L. orchestiae Abonyi, 1928

Habitat. Freshwater, estuarine (semiterrestial).

Distribution. BR: Neartic, Palaeartic (Mayén-Estrada & Aguilar-Aguilar 2012).

Hungary: Transdanubia, Revfulop, northern shore of Lake Balaton in the vicinity of the Biological Station (46°49'54.54"N, 17°38'48.34"E); Transdanubia, Abrahamhegy (village on northern shore of Lake Balaton) (46°48'48.66"N, 17°34'28.85"E).

Netherlands: Noord-Holland, Amstelmeer, Strandje Wieringen uit Aanspolsel (52°55'36.44"N, 4°57'45.45"E).

Russia. (no locality given).

USA: Georgia, McIntosh Co., Sapelo Island, salt marsh on grounds of University of Georgia Marine Institute (31°23'49.37"N, 81°16'51.22"W). North Carolina, Beaufort Co., 5.5 mi. ENE Bath, Banjo Cr. at SR 1718 (35°29'38.51"N, 76°42'52.22"W); Dare Co., Bodie Island, 5.5 mi. SSE Nags Head, creek at NC 12, 1.6 mi S jct. US 64/ US 264 (35°53'2.95"N, 75°35'24.49"W).

Hosts. Hungary: Orchestia cavimana Heller (gills). Netherlands: O. cavimana (gills). Russia: O. cavimana (gills).

USA: Orchestia uhleri Shoemaker (gills).

References. Clamp 1984; Fernandez-Leborans & Tato-Porto 2000.