Ciliates – SAR-Alveolata (Ciliophora)
Illustrated Key for
Ciliates – SAR-Alveolata (Ciliophora)
Postciliodesmatophora/Heterotrichea
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Heterotrichea”.
spec.
faure‑fremieti
lentus
simplex
moebiusi
uhligi
coeruleus
roeselii
tenue
spec.
faure‑fremieti
lentus
simplex
moebiusi
uhligi
coeruleus
roeselii
tenue
Intramacronucleata/Spirotrichea
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Spirotrichea”.
pulcherrima
var. baltica
spec.
affinis
daidaleos
lohmanni
cratera
cratera
oliva
ambiguus
pullaster
setigera
grandinella
pulcherrima
var. baltica
spec.
affinis
daidaleos
lohmanni
cratera
cratera
oliva
ambiguus
pullaster
setigera
grandinella
Intramacronucleata/Armophorea
medusula
medusula
spec.
uniserialis
medusula
medusula
spec.
uniserialis
Intramacronucleata/Odontostomatea
pectinata
pectinata
Intramacronucleata/Litostomatea
ovum
ovum
Intramacronucleata/Phyllopharyngea
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Phyllopharyngea”.
uncinata
gemmipara
gemmipara
spec.
mystacina
minima
rotunda
spec.
compressa
tuberosa
tuberosa
cyclopum
uncinata
gemmipara
gemmipara
spec.
mystacina
minima
rotunda
spec.
compressa
tuberosa
tuberosa
cyclopum
Intramacronucleata/Nassophorea
dubius
dubius
Intramacronucleata/Colpodea
truncatella
truncatella
Intramacronucleata/Prostomatea
viridis
ciliata
hirtus
viridis
ciliata
hirtus
Intramacronucleata/ Oligohymenophorea
Grouped by taxonomic families, analogous to the identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Oligohymenophorea”.
lucens
leucas
bursaria
spec.
languinosa
languinosa
setosa
acanthocryptum
pyriformis
cf. hentscheli
lemnae
sessile
sessile
versatile
versatile
decumbens
decumbens
longicollis
longicollis
carteri
entzi
operculigera
annulata
cyathus
fibripes
folliculata
kellicottiana
spec.
spec.
campanula
convallaria
similis
spec.
arbuscula
simplex
spec.
steinii
lucens
leucas
bursaria
spec.
languinosa
languinosa
setosa
acanthocryptum
pyriformis
cf. hentscheli
lemnae
sessile
sessile
versatile
versatile
decumbens
decumbens
longicollis
longicollis
carteri
entzi
operculigera
annulata
cyathus
fibripes
folliculata
kellicottiana
spec.
spec.
campanula
convallaria
similis
spec.
arbuscula
simplex
spec.
steinii
© Wolfgang Bettighofer 2023–2024
New items
discoides
gibba
cassis
elongata
oblonga
bathystoma
capreolata
var. masurica
globulosa
truncata
parva
globularis
fimbriata
chinensis
wailesii
concinnus
filifera
lineare
urceolata
enchelys
oblonga
artocrea
crenulata
spec.
brevicolla
placentula
var. euglypta
bryophila
spiralis
galeata
mitrata
gibbosa
didelta
immanata
acuminata
granulata
mucosa
var. laevicincta
rectum
bacillifera
brevicaulis
nasutum
striolatum
teliferum
pseudopyramidatum
New items
discoides
gibba
cassis
elongata
oblonga
bathystoma
capreolata
var. masurica
globulosa
truncata
parva
globularis
fimbriata
chinensis
wailesii
concinnus
filifera
lineare
urceolata
enchelys
oblonga
artocrea
crenulata
spec.
brevicolla
placentula
var. euglypta
bryophila
spiralis
galeata
mitrata
gibbosa
didelta
immanata
acuminata
granulata
mucosa
var. laevicincta
rectum
bacillifera
brevicaulis
nasutum
striolatum
teliferum
pseudopyramidatum