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Prostomatea: Prorodontida: Colepidae

Coleps elongatus
(Ehrenberg, 1830) Kahl, 1930

Coleps Species: Cell body barrel-shaped but rather cylindrical, 65-80 μm long; a few spines at posterior end; two caudal cilia present; ectoplasmic plates ornamented by 2 lateral teeth (Carey, 1992).
Cell body 40-55 μm long, about 13 (or 14-17) rows of platelets; three posterior spines (Kudo, 1966).


Coleps elongatus (Ehrenberg) Kahl ?, large type (about 80 μm long), with long spines, short spines anterior, x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
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Coleps hirtus Nitzsch, 1817 (or 1827?): 40-65 μm long; 15-20 rows of platelets; three spines (Kudo, 1966). 60 μm long, only two (?) posterior spines (How to know the protozoa, 1979); barrel shaped; 55-65 μm long; three spines at posterior; a single caudal cilium; each ectpasmic palte has 5 lateral teeth (Carey, 1992).

Coleps elongatus (Ehrenberg, 1830) Kahl, 1930: Cell body barrel-shaped but rather cylindrical, 65-80 μm long; a few spines at posterior end; two caudal cilia present; ectoplasmic paltes ornamented by 2 lateral teeth (Carey, 1992).

Coleps pulcher Spiegel, 1926: Cell body barrel-shaped or cylindrical; equatorial cleft absent; no caudal cilia; 80-100 μm long; both caudal and anterior spines present; peribuccal plates with small teeth; macronucleus large, spherical (Carey, 1992).


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