(Ostenfeld, 1899)

Diagnosis: Bowl elongate cylinder with thick, striated aboral horn which, on terminal end, may bear incipient to well-developed caudal lance.

Ref.: Jörgensen (1924), Balech (1971a), Souto (1979).

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Ciliophora
Class Oligotrichea
Order Tintinnida
Family Xystonellidae
Genus Parundella
Species Parundella caudata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Selected synonymic references
Tintinnus caudatus: Ostenfeld, 1899a, b
Undella messinensis var. a: Brandt, 1906-1907
Undella (Parundella) caudata: Jörgensen, 1924
Undella (Parundella) aculeata: Jörgensen, 1924
Undella (Parundella) aculeata, forma longa: Jörgensen, 1924
Parundella caudata: Jörgensen; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, 1939: Balech, 1971a; Souto, 1979
Parundella aculeata: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Parundella longa: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Parundella aculeata longa: Balech, 1971a
Parundella caudata longa: Souto, 1979
Parundella crassicaudata: Souto, 1979
? Undella pellucida: Jörgensen, 1899
? Parundella pellucida: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; Souto, 1979

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