Neobodo saliens ( Larsen et Patterson 1990 ) Moreira et al. 2004
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Neobodo saliens ( Larsen et Patterson 1990 ) Moreira et al. 2004 |
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Neobodo saliens ( Larsen et Patterson 1990) Moreira et al. 2004 ( Figs 1x View Fig , 2s View Fig )
(= Bodo saliens Larsen et Patterson 1990 )
Observation: Cells are usually elongately elliptical and somewhat inflexible, and are 8 to 9 μm long. Two flagella of unequal length emerge subapically from a shallow pocket. The anterior flagellum is slightly longer than the cell and is held forwards with a single anterior curve held perpendicular to the substrate. The posterior flagellum is acronematic, typically directed straight behind the cell and is about 2 times the cell length. The cells swim in rapid darts in straight lines. Description based on observations of four cells.
Remarks: Neobodo saliens is distinguished from other species of the genera Neobodo, Parabodo and Bodo by its rapid darting movement and the posterior flagellum that is directed in a straight line when swimming. This species is reported from marine sediments worldwide with sizes from 4 to 15 µm ( Vørs 1992b; Tong et al. 1998; Lee and Patterson 1998, 2000; Al-Qassab et al. 2002; Lee 2002, 2006b; Lee et al. 2003).
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