Uroleptus limnetis

Uroleptus limnetis is a species of ciliates.

Uroleptus limnetis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Order:
Stichotrichida
Family:
Urostylina
Genus:
Species:
U. limnetis
Binomial name
Uroleptus limnetis
Stokes, 1885

Description

The organism is green coloured, and has a leaf-like shape. Just like Uroleptus musculus, it is U-shaped and has an elongated body with 3 frontals, and 2-4 rows of ventral cirri. It has no transverse cirri, and its "collar" can extend a short distance along the right side of the body.[1]

References

  1. Tsukii, Yuuji. "Protist Images: Uroleptus limnetis". protist.i.hosei.ac.jp. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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