Glaucoma reniforme Schewiakoff, 1892

Lee, Sue Yeon, Yoo, Jung Sun & Kim, Seung Tae, 2017, New records of terrestrial and freshwater ciliates (Protozoa: Ciliophora) from Korea: Brief descriptions with notes, Journal of Species Research 6, pp. 1-7 : 3

4. Glaucoma reniforme Schewiakoff, 1892 ( Fig. 1D)

Diagnosis. Body size approximate 40 × 20 μm in protargol preparations; body kidney-shaped. Macronuclear nodule ellipsoidal. Contractile vacuole at posterior body end. Cytoplasm colourless. Typically 26 ciliary rows; caudal cilium lacking.

Remarks. This is the first record of the genus Glaucoma in Korea. The species has similar morphological attributes to G. scintillans , and they can be distinguished based on the position of a gap in the somatic kinety above the oral apparatus ( Foissner et al., 1994).

Voucher slides. Two slides, including protargol-impregnated specimens (GP), were deposited at the National Institute of Biological Resources in Korea (NIBR PR0000107193, NIBRPR0000107194).