Dear Protistologists:
We are compiling a list of protozoan species for Old Woman Creek National
Estuarine Research Reserve for NOAA/Ohio DNR. We have been unable to locate
the authors of the following seven protozoans would you be able to assist in
providing the names and dates of the original describers?
ORDER CHRYSOMONADIDA (Phytomastigophorans)
Family Chromulinidae
.Chromulina nana [possibly Butcher]
ORDER VOLVOCIDA
Family Chlamydomonadidae
.Chlorogonium hyalinum
ORDER AMOEBIDA (Sarcodinans)
Family Thecamoebidae
.Striamoeba quadrilinea [possibly Filipjev, 1918]
ORDER CENTROHELIDA (Heliozoans)
Family Acanthocystidae
.Acanthocystis mira
ORDER NASSULIDA (Ciliophorans)
Family Nassulidae
.Chilodontopsis opsis
ORDER CYRTOPHORIDA
Family Dysteriidae
.Trochilia pusillum
ORDER CYRTOPHORIDA
Family Chilodonellidae
.Chilodonella acuta
Sincerely,
Charles E. Herdendorf
Professor Emeritus of Zoology
The Ohio State University
(419) 433-3266
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