Spirotrichea:
Hypotrichia: Euplotida: Aspidiscidae
Aspidisca cicada
(Müller, 1786) Claparède and Lachmann, 1858
Synonyms: A. costata (Dujadin, 1841), Stein, 1859;
A. sulcata Kahl, 1930-5.
Genus: Ovoid, firm; dorsal side convex, ventral side flattened; dorsal surface ridged;
adoral zone reduced or rudimentary; macronucleus U-shaped or in two rounded parts (Kudo, 1966).
No mariginal or caudal cirri; common genus (Carey, 1992).
Species: Ovoid, small and convex on the right;
up to 45 μm long,
body outline smooth; peristome at posterior expanded to form a swelling; dorsal ridges vary in shape and number;
7 ventral, 5 transverse cirri; macronucleus C-shaped (Carey, 1992).
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Aspidisca cicada (Müller, 1786) Claparède and Lachmann,
cell body 28 μm long, 23 μm wide,
x 640, Tama river, Chofu city, Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
A. costata (Dujardin, 1842 ?) Kahl, 1932 (synonym: A. cicada ?):
Ovoid; 25-40 μm long,
17-28 μm wide;
outline smooth but posterior swell; 6 longitudinal dorsal ridges;
7 frontoventral, 5 transverse cirri; macronucleus horseshoe-shaped; fresh water
(Gensei-dobutu-zukan, 1981).
A. cicada (Müller, 1786) Claparède and Lachmann, 1858
(Syn. Aspidisca costata (Dujardin, 1841 ?) Stein, 1859; Aspidisca sulcata Kahl, 1930-5):
Ovoid; 45 μm long; outline smooth but posterior swell;
longitudinal dorsal ridges vary in shape and number; 7 frontoventral, 5 transverse cirri;
macronucleus C-shaped (Carey, 1992).
A. polypoda (Dujardin, 1841) Kahl, 1930-5: Ovoid;
55 μm long; outline smooth but 7-8 dorsal
ribs; 7 frontoventral, 6 transverse cirri; macronucleus horseshoe-shaped (Carey, 1992).
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