(Brandt, 1906)

Diagnosis: Subconical, elongate bowl. Suboral zone with one incipient to well-defined ring. With incipient to slender pedicel. Skirt without wrinkles. Second ring observed in some individuals (X. cymatica 5) may be related to the formation of epilorica.

Ref.: Brandt (1906-1907), Laackmann (1910), Jörgensen (1924).

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Ciliophora
Class Oligotrichea
Order Tintinnida
Family Epiplocylididae
Genus Xystonellopsis
Species Xystonellopsis cymatica

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Selected synonymic references
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) cymatica: Brandt, 1906
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) cymatica var. a: Brandt, 1906
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) cymatica var. b: Brandt, 1906
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) cymatica var. c. spicata: Brandt, 1906
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) dicymatica: Brandt, 1906
Cyttarocylis (Xystonella) dicymatica var. a: Brandt, 1906
Xystonella cymatica: Laackmann, 1910
Xystonella dicymatica: Laackmann, 1910
Xystonellopsis cymatica: Jörgensen, 1924; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; Balech, 1968; Souto, 1979
Xystonellopsis cymatica var. spicata: Jörgensen, 1924
Xystonellopsis dicymatica: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Xystonellopsis inaequalis: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Xystonellopsis mascarensis: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Xystonellopsis cyclas: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Xystonellopsis spicata: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929

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