TABLE 7 in Epibiontic life on intertidal Setaphyes kielensis and S. dentatus (Kinorhyncha, Pycnophyidae) from Sylt, North Sea, Germany, with a description of a new species of Trematosoma (Ciliophora, Acinetidae) and a redescription of Cothurnia buetschlii (Ciliophora, Vaginicolidae)

TABLE 7. Comparison of characters of species of Trematosoma after original descriptions and additional references. Unique characters marked in bold. Abbreviations: -, information about character not available; +, character present; [], information from additional reference(s).?, character appeared questionable or unclear in our interpretation; SEM, scanning electron microscopy.
SpeciesT.T. bocquetiT. complatanaT. constricta (Collin,T. falcataT. ovataT. pusillaT. rotunda (Allgén,T. husselae sp.Characteramphiasci(Guilcher, 1950)(Gruber, 1884)1909)(Jankowski,(Pritchard,(Maupas,1951)nov.(Precht,1981)1852)1881)1935)Arrangementone row leftone row left andone row leftone row left andone row leftsingle row,single row,ca. 12–19 tentaclesone row leftof tentaclesand rightright with 18–20and right withright with small gap;and right withca. 114–5 tentaclesin one? rowand right withwith ca. 9tentacles each,ca. 10 tentacles[and 11–14 or 8–285–6 tentacles8–16 tentaclestentaclessmall gap; [2occurring alsotentacles]each, smalleach, small gapeach, smallshort and 2 orlaterally, broadgapgap3 long tentaclesgapat each cornerof lorica, broadgap]Length ofshort; [11–-; [11–12 µm or-; [50 µm]long; [30–69 µm;very short-short; [104–6 µm; [4 µm]4–6 µmtentacles12 µm, thick48–50 µm]17–31 µm]µm]and 48–50µm, thin]Endogenousnot observed+, embryo 25not observed yet+not observednot+not observed yet+, embryobuddingyetµm x 10 µmyetobserved yet13–15 µm x8–10 µmOriginalCopepodaCopepoda; [on-; [Hydrozoa;Crustacea: Paguridaegreen algaeHydrozoaBryozoa;NematodaKinorhynchabasibiont;debris]Bryozoa][algae;[additionalHydrozoa;basibionts]tubes ofPolychaeta;Copepoda]OriginalBaltic Sea:EnglishLigurian Sea:English Channel:Arctic Ocean,North Sea:Algeria:Falkland Islands;North Sea: Syltlocation(s);Kiel Bight;Channel:GenuaRoscoff;MurmanskUnitedAlgier;[India, Sundarbans][additional[AdriaticRoscoff;Mediterranean Sea:Kingdom[Adriaticlocation]Sea][WesternBanyulSea]Australia]Remarks,Fernandez-Batisse 1972;Collin 1912;original descriptiondescribedCurds 1985;Curds 1985:this paperadditionalLeborans etPost et al. 1983Curds 1985brief, illustrationwithoutFernandez-Acineta ovoideareferencesal. 2012and more detailedname byLeborans etAllgén, 1951 =description in CollinAlder 1851;al. 2012synonym of T.1912; Fernandez-Curds 1985rotunda, becauseLeborans & Gabilondojust lateral view;2006; Fernandez-Ghosh & MandalLeborans et al. 20132019