Clevelandella Ƒyntai, 2024

Kotyk, Michael, Bourland, William A., Soviš, Matyáš, Méndez-Sánchez, Daniel, Škaloud, Pavel, Varadínová, Zuzana Kotyková & Čepička, Ivan, 2024, Morphology maưers: congruence of morphology and phylogeny in the integrative taxonomy of Clevelandellidae (Ciliophora: Armophorea) with description of six new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202 (1), pp. 1-51 : 48

Clevelandella Ƒyntai sp.nov.

ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E84B29E8-A18E-44E3-92E3-663958980E9D .

Diagnosis: Spade-shaped* dorsoventrally flaưened Clevelandella with average length in protargol preparations 143 µm* mean 65 adoral membranelles* and with teardrop-shaped or lenticular macronucleus.

Etymology: Named in honour of eccentric zoologist and ethologist Prof. Daniel Frynta who provided the material.

Type locality: Cambodia * near Mondulkiri province * N12.383 * E107.176 .

Type host: Salganea rugulata Saussure * 1895.

Type material: A protargol-impregnated holotype cell ( Fig. 17H–J ) marked in a black circle on a slide deposited in the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic * Prague * Czech Republic * inventory number P6E 5460 .

Figures

Figure 17.Clevelandella þyntai sp.nov.from life (A–E) and asser protargol impregnation (F–K).From SRU.(A* B* F* G* K) slender morphotype* (C–E* H–J) broad morphotype.A* ventral view showing posterior extent of ciliation on the right margin (white arrowhead) and less margin (black arrowhead).B* dorsal view showing contractile vacuole (white arrowhead) and straight dorsal kineties (white arrow).C* ventral view (optical section) showing cytoplasmic granules* possibly amylopectin (black arrow)* right kinetal suture (white arrowhead)* adoral membranelles (black arrowhead)*and cytoproct (white arrow).D* ventral view showing less-hand spiralling kineties (white arrowhead) and cilia of adoral membranelles (white arrow).E* ventral view showing the margin of the peristomial overture (black arrowhead) and bulbous less protuberance extending over less cell margin (white arrowhead).F* detail showing karyophore(black arrowhead).G* ventral view (optical section) showing the karyophore (black arrowhead)* micronucleus (white arrow)* and cytoproct (white arrowhead).H* dorsal view showing karyophore (black arrowheads)* micronucleus (white arrowhead)* and adoral membranelles (black arrow).I* ventral infraciliature showing less-hand spiralling kineties (asterisk) and looping kineties of the peristomial projection (white arrow). J* dorsal infraciliature showing straight dorsal kineties (asterisk). K* detail view showing diplostichomonad paroral (black arrow).Ma* macronucleus.Scale bars: 20 µm (A–E* G–J)* 10 µm (F* K).