Trichodina intermedia Lom, 1961

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Trichodina intermedia Lom, 1961 ( fig. 2 , b)

L o c a l i t y. Lake Berizka and the Danube delta (table 1).

D e s c r i p t i o n. Cell diameter 48.9 (1), diameter of adhesive disc 44.0 (1). Denticle number 28–29 (2). Width of border membrane 3, diameter of denticle ring 25.0–26.3 (2). Central zone of the denticle ring is clear and evenly impregnated by silver. Blade rectangular and almost without curve, parallel to each other and stand forward of rays, length of blades 5.2–5.5 (2). Rays thin, filiform, clearly directed posteriorly, length of rays 6.3–6.7 (2). Anterior and posterior margins of blades are parallel to y–axis and y–1–axis, central part is thin and located behind y–axis.

Diameter 76.7 48.9 51.1–82.4 54.6–70.3 51.1–62.3 35.3

of body (64.7 ± 10.6) (60.6 ± 8.8) (57.6 ± 3.9)

Diameter 61.8 44.0 41.3–68.4 43.0–60.0 46.1–53.5 31.3

of adhesive disc (54.1 ± 8.4) (49.9 ± 6.4) (49.1 ± 2.9)

Dimension 37.0 25.0–26.3 24.1–35.1 25.0–34.7 25.5–32.6 19.6

of denticle ring (30.6 ± 3.1) (29.1 ± 3.7) (28.5 ± 2.4)

Width of border 5.4 3.0 3.0–5.5 — 2.2–4.3 2.7 membrane (3.9 ± 0.8) (3.6 ± 1.2)

Number 21.0 28–29 23–29 20–26 22–26 28

of denticles (25.6 ± 2.0) (23.1 ± 1.7) (23.3 ± 1.9)

Length of blade 7.1 5.2-5.3 6.0–8.8 6.3–8.0 6.1–8.1 4.0 (7.5 ± 0.9) (7.3 ± 0.6) (7.1 ± 0.6)

Length of ray 8.3 6.3-6.7 5.3–8.3 6.0–8.5 6.5–8.0 4.5 (7.1 ± 0.9) (7.4 ± 0.9) (7.2 ± 0.5)

Рис. 2. Образцы импрегнированные серебром от ротана-головешки из украинских рек: a — Trichodina acuta Lom, 1961 ; b — Trichodina intermedia Lom, 1961 ; c — Trichodina mutabilis Kazubski et Migala, 1968 ; d — Trichodina nigra Lom, 1960 ; e — Trichodina pediculus Ehrenberg, 1838 ; f — Trichodina perforata Lom, 1976 . Масштабная линейка 10 мкм.

Figures

Fig. 2. Smears impregnated with silver nitrate (Klein 1958) from Chinese slipper from Ukrainian rivers: a — Trichodina acuta Lom, 1961; b — Trichodina intermedia Lom, 1961; c — Trichodina mutabilis Kazubski et Migala, 1968; d — Trichodina nigra Lom, 1960; e — Trichodina pediculus Ehrenberg, 1838; f — Trichodina perforata Lom, 1976. Scale bar 10 µm.