Parauronema virginianum Thompson, 1967

Chae, Kyu-Seok, Jung, Jongwoo, Lee, Won Je & Min, Gi-Sik, 2022, Unrecorded species of Korean protozoans discovered through the project of ‘ Discovery of Korean Indigenous Species’ II, Journal of Species Research 11 (4), pp. 335-342 : 340

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2022.11.4.335
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/23548799-FFF5-FFC6-EDFF-6A3902026F85
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Parauronema virginianum Thompson, 1967
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15. Parauronema virginianum Thompson, 1967 View in CoL

oiűûụ꼬ƞḑAEệ (ṵÿ) ( Fig. 4C, D View Fig ) Parauronema virginianum Thompson, 1967 .

Material examined. Chungcheongnam-do (salinity 30 PSU, 36°59′16.4″N, 126°18′47.7″E), South Korea GoogleMaps ; 23 February 2016.

Deposition. NIBRPR0000107972.

World distribution. USA (Virginia), Northern China, and South Korea.

Diagnosis. Cells are 23-30 μm long and elongate with a rounded posterior end and a bluntly pointed anterior end. The area of the buccal cavity is somewhat flattened. The buccal cavity occupies the central part of the anterior ventral surface and contains a tetrahymenal buccal apparatus. The undulating membrane occupies a position along the right margin of the buccal cavity and is about 7 μm long. Single contractile vacuole.