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Observations on Holosticha pullaster

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Holosticha pullaster (Müller, 1773) Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Trichoda pullaster Müller, 1773

Add’l Synonyms: Kerona pullaster (Müller, 1773) Müller, 1786
                               Oxitricha pullaster (Müller, 1773) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
                               Oxytricha alba Fromentel, 1876
                               Holosticha simplicius Wang & Nie, 1932
                               Holosticha kessleri Wrzesniowski var. aquae-dulcis Buchar 1957
                               Holosticha danubialis Kaltenbach, 1960
                               Holosticha retrovacuolata Tucolesco, 1962
                               Holosticha coronata Vuxanovici, 1963
                               Holosticha rhomboedrica Vuxanovici, 1963

Additional synonyms according to

Foissner, W., Blatterer, H. B., & Berger, H. H. & Kohmann, F.(1991). Taxonomische und okologische Revision der Ciliaten des Saprobiensystems. I: Cyrtophorida, Oligotrichida, Hypotrichia, Colpodea.

Berger, H. (2001). Catalogue of Ciliate Names: Hypotrichs (pp. 1-206). Salzburg: Verlag Helmut Berger.

Sampling date 10/2010. Scale bar indicates 50 µm.

Conjugating couple.

Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany)
Latitude: 54.582633 Longitude: 13.115051

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ.

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