Lacrymaria (ciliate)
Introduction '''''Lacrymaria''''' is a genus of ciliates. Its best known species is the "Tear of Swan", ''Lacrymaria olor''.
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 '' 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 '' Claparede and Lachmann, 1858* ''Lacrymaria marina '' Kahl, 1933* ''Lacrymaria marinum '' Kahl, 1933* ''Lacrymaria metabolica '' Burger, 1908 see ''Lacrymaria vermicularis '', O. F. Muller-Ehrenberg, 1831* ''Lacrymaria minima '' Kahl, 1927* ''Lacrymaria olor '' 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 '' Wenzel, 1953* ''Lacrymaria pumilio '' Vuxanovici* ''Lacrymaria pupula '' O. F. Muller, 1786* ''Lacrymaria pusilla '' Claparede and Lachmann* ''Lacrymaria rostrata''* ''Lacrymaria rotundata '' 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
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