Petalomonas ornata Skvortzow 1957
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.4467/16890027AP.12.010.0514 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13192229 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039287F7-FF91-4F64-FC92-B22D9DBF5BA5 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Petalomonas ornata Skvortzow 1957 |
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Petalomonas ornata Skvortzow 1957 ( Figs 3c View Fig , 4l)
Observation: Cell is about 15 μm long and dorso-ventrally flattened. The cell is anteriorly narrow and posteriorly slightly pointed with hyaline margins. The cell has a shallow groove on the ventral side. One emergent flagellum is slightly longer than the cell and emerges from the reservoir in the right side of the cell. The nucleus is in the left side of the cell. The cell moves by gliding with the flagellum directed forwards. One cell found.
Remarks: Generally, our observation is in agreement with the observations of Lee (2006a). Petalomonas ornata differs from P. minuta and P. poosilla because of its general body shape and the shallow groove on the ventral side of the cell. This species was reported from Australia and Fiji ( Larsen and Patterson 1990, Lee 2006a) with the length of 11–15 μm.
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