''Lacrymaria'' is a
genus
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of
ciliate
The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagellum, eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a ...
s. Its best known species is the "Tear of Swan", ''
Lacrymaria olor
''Lacrymaria olor'' is a species of ciliates, typically long, that is found in freshwater ponds. Its name means "swan tear" in Latin, and refers to its general shape: namely, a teardrop-shaped cell with a small "head" at the end of a long slende ...
''.
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Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Lacrymaria aciformis''
Kahl, 1933
* ''
Lacrymaria acuta''
Kahl, 1933
* ''Lacrymaria aquae dulcis''
(Roux, 1901) Lauterborn, 1915 see ''Lacrymaria pupula''
* ''
Lacrymaria balechi''
Dragesco
* ''Lacrymaria caspia''
Grimm, 1876 see ''Lacrymaria coronata'', Claparede and Lachmann, 1858
* ''
Lacrymaria caudata''
Kahl, 1932/1933; var. ''lemani'' Dragesco, 1960
* ''
Lacrymaria cohni''
Kent, 1881
* ''
Lacrymaria conifera''
Burkovsky, 1970
* ''
Lacrymaria coniformis ''
Burger, 1908
* ''
Lacrymaria coronata ''
Claparede and Lachmann, 1858/1859 (= ''Phialina coronata'')
* ''Lacrymaria coronata'' var. ''aquae dulcis''
Roux, 1901 see ''Lacrymaria pupula''
* ''Lacrymaria cucumis ''
Penard, 1922 see '' Lagynus cucumis''
* ''
Lacrymaria cupifera
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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''
Kahl, 1933
* ''
Lacrymaria delamarei ''
Dragesco
* ''Lacrymaria elegans ''
Engelmann, 1862 see ''Lagynus elegans'', Quennersted, 1867
* ''Lacrymaria elliptica ''
Burger, 1908 see ''Lacrymaria pupula''
* ''
Lacrymaria filiformis ''
Maskell
* ''
Lacrymaria kahli ''
Dragesco
* ''
Lacrymaria lagenula
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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Claparede and Lachmann, 1858
* ''
Lacrymaria marina
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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''
Kahl, 1933
* ''
Lacrymaria marinum
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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Kahl, 1933
* ''Lacrymaria metabolica ''
Burger, 1908 see ''Lacrymaria vermicularis '', O. F. Muller-Ehrenberg, 1831
* ''
Lacrymaria minima
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
{{genus disambiguation ...
''
Kahl, 1927
* ''
Lacrymaria olor
''Lacrymaria olor'' is a species of ciliates, typically long, that is found in freshwater ponds. Its name means "swan tear" in Latin, and refers to its general shape: namely, a teardrop-shaped cell with a small "head" at the end of a long slende ...
''
O. F. Muller, 1776/1786, Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824; var. ''marina'' Kahl, 1933
* ''Lacrymaria proteus ''
Ehrenberg, 1830 see ''Lacrymaria olor''
* ''Lacrymaria phialina ''
Svec, 1897 see ''Lacrymaria vermicularis'', Muller-Erhenberg, 1831
* ''Lacrymaria phialina ''
Svec, 1907, Penard, 1922 see ''Lacrymaria pupula''
* ''
Lacrymaria pulchra
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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Wenzel, 1953
* ''
Lacrymaria pumilio
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
{{genus disambiguation ...
''
Vuxanovici
* ''
Lacrymaria pupula
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
{{genus disambiguation ...
''
O. F. Muller, 1786
* ''
Lacrymaria pusilla
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
{{genus disambiguation ...
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Claparede and Lachmann
* ''
Lacrymaria rostrata
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
{{genus disambiguation ...
''
* ''
Lacrymaria rotundata
In biology, ''Lacrymaria'' is the name of two distinct genera:
* ''Lacrymaria'' (fungus), a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae
* ''Lacrymaria'' (ciliate), a genus of unicellular protists
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''
Dragesco
* ''
Lacrymaria salinarum ''
Kahl, 1928
* ''
Lacrymaria sapropelica ''
Kahl, 1927
* ''Lacrymaria spiralis ''
Kahl, 1926 see ''Lacrymaria vermicularis'' O. F. Muller-Ehrenberg, 1831
* ''Lacrymaria striata ''
Gulati, 1926 see ''Lacrymaria pupula''
* ''
Lacrymaria trichocystus ''
Dragesco
* ''Lacrymaria truncatum ''
Stokes, 1885 see '' Spathidium truncatum''
* ''
Lacrymaria urnula ''
Kahl, 1930
* ''
Lacrymaria vermicularis ''
O. F. Muller, 1786, O. F. Muller-Ehrenberg, 1831
* ''
Lacrymaria versatilis ''
Quennerstedt, 1867
* ''
Lacrymaria vertens ''
Stokes, 1885
References
Ciliate genera
Litostomatea
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