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Published in final edited form as: J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2011 Mar 1;58(2):134–151. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00532.x

Table 2.

Distribution of main characteristics in various species and populations of Leptopharynx.

Characteristics bromelicola a costatus 1b costatus 2c costatus 3d n. sp. 1e n. sp .2f n. sp. 3g
Microstomes Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent
Macrostomes Present Present Present ? Present Absent? Present
Nose Present Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
Distinct ridges along ciliary rows of macrostomes Present Absent Absent Absent Present Absent Absent
Spines and wings on left side Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Present Absent
Adoral membranelle 1 in microstomes Present Absent Variable Absent Absent Absent —
Adoral membranelle 1 in macrostomes Present Present Variable ? Present — Present
Number of ciliary rows in microstomes 9 9 9 9 9 9 —
Number of ciliary rows in macrostomes 9 10 10 — 9 — 9
Dikinetids in kinety 3 Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present
Number of kinetids comprising kinety 6 in (MA) >5 2 2 2 >5 2 2
Begin of kinety 9 relative to the adoral membranelles Underneath Far underneath Far underneath Far underneath Far underneath Far underneath Far underneath
Preoral kinety 4 Continuous Discontinuous Discontinuous Discontinuous Discontinuous Discontinuous Discontinuous
Postoral complex Lacking Present Present Present Present Present Present
a

For details, see text and Table 1.

b

A German population. Numerical values based on five specimens.

c

A population from a tank bromeliad of Mexico. Numerical values based on five specimens.

d

A population from alpine soil of Austria. For details, see Foissner (1989).

e

Australian population from jungle soil in the Botanical Gardens of Cairns. Will be described later.

f

From floodplain soil in Brazil. Will be described later.

g

From coniferous litter in Finland. Will be described later.