Neobodo saliens ( Larsen and Patterson 1990 ) Moreira et al. 2004

Lee, Won Je, 2015, Small Free-Living Heterotrophic Flagellates from Marine Sediments of Gippsland Basin, South-Eastern Australia, Acta Protozoologica 54 (1), pp. 53-76 : 58

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https://doi.org/ 10.4467/16890027AP.15.005.2192

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12522267

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scientific name

Neobodo saliens ( Larsen and Patterson 1990 ) Moreira et al. 2004
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Neobodo saliens ( Larsen and Patterson 1990) Moreira et al. 2004 ( Fig. 2g View Fig )

Observation: Cells are usually elongate elliptical and somewhat inflexible, 4 to 12 µm long. Two flagella of unequal length emerge subapically from a shallow pocket. The anterior flagellum is as long as the cell and held forwards with a single anterior curve, held perpendicular to the substrate. The posterior flagellum is acronematic, typically directed straight behind the cell and 2.5 to 3.5 times the cell length. The cells swim in rapid darts in straight lines. Frequently observed.

Remarks: This species appears to be cosmopolitan. Generally, the observations presented here are in accord with those of previous observers under the name Bodo saliens . Neobodo saliens is characterized by the rapid darting movement, the anterior flagellum held forwards with a single anterior curve, held perpendicular to the substrate and the posterior flagellum directed in a straight line when the cell is swimming.

Kingdom

Protozoa

Phylum

Euglenozoa

Class

Kinetoplastea

Order

Bodonida

Family

Neobodonidae

Genus

Neobodo

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