Protistology 1 (3) 110–112 (2000)
The first isolation of Cochliopodium gulosum Schaeffer, 1926 (Lobosea, Himatismenida) since its
initial description. II. Electron-microscopical study and redescription
Alexander A. Kudryavtsev
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sci., St.Petersburg State University, Russia
Summary
The results of electron-microscopical study of Cochliopodium gulosum Schaeffer, 1926 are presented. Tectum of these amoebae
consists of the scales which differ in the details of their structure from those of any of the previously studied species of
Cochliopodium. It provides another confirmation to the systematic validity of C. gulosum. The modified diagnosis of this
species which includes the description of the scale structure is proposed.
Key words: ultrastructure, systematics, Lobosea, Himatismenida, Cochliopodium gulosum, scales
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