(Daday, 1887)

Dubious species in need of additional studies. See Genus Tintinnopsis (Tintinnopsis complex). Lorica shows slight nuchal constriction. Illustrations provided by Balech (1959) for T. compressa suggest morphological affinities between this species and Tintinnopsis campanula/butschlii.

Ref.: Daday (1887b).

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Ciliophora
Class Oligotrichea
Order Tintinnida
Family Codonellidae
Genus Tintinnopsis
Species Tintinnopsis compressa

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Tintinnopsis compressa Daday, 1887

Scientific synonyms and common names

Selected synonymic references
Tintinnopsis beroidea var. compressa: Daday, 1887b
Tintinnopsis compressa: Laackmann, 1913; Jörgensen, 1924; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; ?Balech, 1959; Barría de Cao, 1981

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