Strombidium lynni Martin & Montagnes 1993

Agatha S (unpubl) Morphology, infraciliature, and ecology of some planktonic and tychoplanktonic ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from coastal waters of the North Sea.

Temperature: 6-9 ºC ; Salinity: 25 ?

Cell almost heart-shaped; deep oral cavity with complex pocket; APZ and VPZ distinctly separated; girdle equatorial to subequatorial; ventral kinety spirals clockwise (when viewed from posterior); multiple spheroid macronuclei, scattered throughout the cytoplasm

Cell almost heart-shaped, anterior cylindrical, posterior conical; 50 (35-60) µm long and 35 (25-40) µm wide (Fig 1,2,3,6,7); numerous trichites insert anterior to the girdle, extend internally and posteriorly (Fig 1).; Deep oral cavity with complex pocket (Fig 1,6,7); 15 (14-20) APks and 18 (15-21) VPks, APZ distinctly separated from VPZ (Fig 1,6,7); the two most anterior VPks are distinctly offset from the others (Fig 1).; Girdle kinety equatorial to subequatorial, completely surrounding the cell except a small ventral gap (Fig 1,3,6,7), kinetids with short cilia; ventral kinety begins about 5 µm below the girdle, spirals clockwise about once around the cell when viewed from posterior (Fig 1,6,7).; Multiple spheroid macronuclei, scattered throughout the cytoplasm (Fig 1,6,7).