Protozoa Guide review

Pelagomonas

genus

Description

in Andersen et al., 1993 Single-celled , free-swimming flag ellates ; with thin cell coveri ng (theca); single flagellum arising from basal body inserted in the posterior of the cell , with flagellum extending anteriorly along a cellular groove and extending forward beyond the an terior of the cell ; no second flagellum and no second basal body present ; microtubular flagellar roots absent ; transitional helix below the major transitional plate; marine , monospecific genus. See And ersen et al. ( 1 9 9 3) , Heimann et al. (1 995 ). C, ch lorop last; F, fl age llum ; G, Golgi body ; M , mitochondrio n; T , theca . Sca le=500 nm . 9) . Cells slipper-shaped , 1.5-2 ~ m long and 1 - 1.5 ~ m wide .

Type species

Pelagomonas calceolata Andersen & Saunders , 1993 in Andersen et al., 1993 (Fig.

Figures

Figure 9
Fig. 9
Pelagomonas calceolata. B, single basal body ;

Raw text

in Andersen et al., 1993
Single-celled , free-swimming flag ellates ; with
thin cell coveri ng (theca); single flagellum
arising from basal body inserted in the posterior
of the cell , with flagellum extending anteriorly
along a cellular groove and extending forward
beyond the an terior of the cell ; no second
flagellum and no second basal body present ;
microtubular flagellar roots absent ; transitional
helix below the major transitional plate; marine ,
monospecific genus. See And ersen et al. ( 1 9 9 3) ,
Heimann et al. (1 995 ).
C, ch lorop last; F, fl age llum ; G, Golgi body ; M ,
mitochondrio n; T , theca . Sca le=500 nm .
9) . Cells slipper-shaped , 1.5-2 ~ m long and 1 -
1.5 ~ m wide .