| Desmarella moniliformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta |
| Class: | Choanoflagellata |
| Order: | Craspedida |
| Family: | Codonosigaceae |
| Genus: | Desmarella |
| Species: | D. moniliformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmarella moniliformis Kent, 1878
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Desmarella moniliformis is a species of colonial choanoflagellate belonging to the family Codonosigidae.1
The species is found in the northern parts of the Atlantic and northeastern parts of the Pacific2 near the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Sweden.3
The morphology and structure of D. moniliformis colonies consist of a single, slightly curved ribbon-like row composed of around 2 to 20 cells; with an average of 8 cells per colony. Cells have a typical ovoid form; the average body size is 7.3 μm in length and 5.7 μm in width.1
D. moniliformis primarily feeds on bacteria and certain algae, acting to break down organic material and recycle minerals in the microbial food web.45
References
References
- Karpov, S. A., & Coupe, S. J. (1998). A revision of choanoflagellate genera kentrosiga schiller, 1953 desmarella kent, 1880. Acta Protozoologica, 37(1), 23–27.
- Tomas, Carmelo R. (2012-12-02). Marine Phytoplankton: A Guide to Naked Flagellates and Coccolithophorids. Elsevier Science. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-323-13827-7.
- "Desmarella moniliformis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Graham, J.M.; Kent, A.D.; Lauster, G.H.; Yannarell, A.C.; Graham, L.E.; Triplett, E.W. (December 2004). "Seasonal Dynamics of Phytoplankton and Planktonic Protozoan Communities in a Northern Temperate Humic Lake: Diversity in a Dinoflagellate Dominated System". Microbial Ecology. 48 (4): 528–540. doi:10.1007/s00248-004-0223-3. ISSN 0095-3628.
- Karpov, Serglei A.; Leadbeater, Barry S. C. (1998). "Cytoskeleton Structure and Composition in Choanoflagellates". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 45 (3): 361–367. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04550.x. ISSN 1550-7408.