Discophrya Lachmann, 1859

Fernández-Leborans, Gregorio, Valladolid, María, Arauzo, Mercedes, Millán, Andrés, Gabilondo, Regina, Gallardo, Manuela, Jiménez, Luis & Ramírez-Ballesteros, Mireya, 2017, Epibionts on Hydraena species (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from high mountain rivers of Pyrenees (Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park), with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 4317 (1), pp. 79-94 : 85

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:84194D60-A26C-4F86-Afb1-B50C0A0B37Bd
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4725498
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scientific name	Discophrya Lachmann, 1859
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Genus Discophrya Lachmann, 1859

Freshwater suctorians. Evaginative swarmer is dorsoventrally flattened and ciliated on the ventral side. Cup-shaped species without lorica, and when they have lorica, it is a extension of the stalk. Cellular body flattenned. Stalk is strong especially in symphoriont species, with a proximal widening. Contractile vacuole easily distinguishable. ( Matthes 1988; Lynn & Small 2000).