A new species of soil predatory flagellate, Colponema edaphicum sp. n., from Vorontsovskaya Cave, North Caucasus (Protista, Alveolata: Colponemidae)
A.P. Mylnikov & D.V. Tikhonenkov
Abstract. A new species of soil predatory flagellate, Colponema edaphicum sp. n., is described from Vorontsovskaya Cave (Krasnodar Terr.). This species is characterized by the small-sized flattened oval cell with small rostrum and pointed distal part as well as by amphora-shaped toxicysts. Morphological diagnoses of other known Colponema species are given. Intrageneric distinctions are discussed.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2007, 16(1): 1-4 ▪ Published in print 15 June 2007
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2007.16.1.1 ▪ Open full article 
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