Pseudokeronopsis, marine ciliate

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Wed May 11, 2016 9:45 am

Pseodokeronopsis.

Video:
https://youtu.be/0lp0d3-QlHE

Francisco

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Wed May 11, 2016 6:01 pm

Hi Francisco! Another terrific video.

Epiclintes has a distinct "head" and "tail," and many rows of diagonal (oblique) ventral cirri, which we don't see here. This guy has a long set of paired ventral cirri (midventral complex) between single left and right marginal rows. It also has an interesting contractile vacuole, positioned well behind the mid-body. The cell is rather baggy and bulgy. I believe it is a species of Pseudokeronopsis. They tend to have a reddish color, but species like P. carnea and P. flava (both of which have that posteriorly dislocated CV) can also be yellowish or brown, according to Helmut Berger's Monograph of the Urostyloidea.

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Thu May 12, 2016 4:43 am

Nice video of an oddly shaped little creature.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Thu May 12, 2016 8:08 am

Very nice

_Michal_ · Post by **_Michal_** » Thu May 12, 2016 10:33 am

Very nice

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Fri May 13, 2016 8:33 am

Thanks!