Schmidt O 1848 (citation)-
Diesing KM 1862 (citation)- definition of genus p 238.
Graff L v 1882 (citation)- definition and discription, key p 254:
Stenostoma Leninae mihi - was Catenula, etc.
Stenostoma gracile mihi - was Anortha graciles Leidy, etc.
Stenostoma quaternum mihi - was Catenula
Stenostoma colubei Leydig
Stenostoma binum mihi -was Catenula
Stenostoma Sieboldi Graff 1878- brief description and illustration
Stenostoma unicolor O. Schmidt 1948
Stenostoma ignavum Vejd 1879
Stenostoma fasciatum Vejd 1879
Stenostoma leucops O. Schmidt - long description and illustration
Braun M 1885 (citation)- p 140 definition.
Silliman WA 1885 (citation)- gives definition.
Sekera E 1889 (citation)- definition p 364, and lists species.
Fuhrmann O 1894 (citation)- places in Family Microstomidae, gives definition.
Wilhelmi J 1906 (citation)- compares excretory organs p 25.
Luther A 1907 (citation)- definition "without a preoral ciliated groove but with ciliated pits, without a
statocyst, with eyes."
Graff L v 1909 (citation)- definition and key to species.
Graff L v 1913 (citation)- p 28 lists Weldonia parayguensis as synonym of Stenostomum bicaudatum.
Martin CH 1908 (citation)'s Weldonia = Stenostomum.
Wilhelmi J 1913 (citation)- on sense organs p 36, mentions p 48, 66, 82, 94, 118, lists p 11.
Jones ER Jr 1932 (citation)- several species of Stenostomum compaired and a "sort of" key.
Kepner WA, Carter JS, Hes M 1933 (citation)- say first species described for this genus by Duges A 1928 (citation)
as Derostoma leucops.
Nuttycombe JW, Waters AJ 1935 (citation)- on feeding habits, three type of feeding pharynx.
Nuttycombe JW, Waters AJ 1938 (citation)- on the American species of Stenostomum, definition, etc.
Ruebush TK 1941 (citation)- in key to genera.
Marcus E 1945 (citation)- discussion of genus and species to be included. Gives key to species he
considers valid and notes on others, includes species not found in Brazil. Also, notes
Graff L v 1913 (citation)- p 28, describes Weldonia parayguensis Martin 1905 = to Stenostomum biaculatum,
as well move by Luther A 1907 (citation) to Stenostomum parayguensis. Covers synonomy.
Marcus E 1945 (citation)- more on this genus in his complete and detailed discussion of the
Catenulids- histology, physiology, behavior, etc. Some taxonomy.
Correa DD 1949 (citation)- mentions digestion in p 187, 189.
Marcus E 1950 (citation)- mentions p 23, 113.
Hyman LH 1951 (citation)- vol 2, p 137 notes this is one of most common fresh water invertebrates, notes they
flame bulbs; p 138 on sexual reproduction- protandrous, no one has induced sexuality in laboratory, etc;
hypodermic impregnation in fertilized egg, released by ruptures and female dies; p 31 figure of
asexual reproduction (after Child), asexual reproduction in male phase but not in female, etc.;
p 182 ready regeneration in discussion and description many experiments on, also figure 73 A;
p 194 may have holotrichous ciliates of mostly free living genera may occur in Stenostomum; p 201 role
of ciliated pits in feeding; p 205 intracellular or extracellular digestion?; p 208 on excretion of dyes
thru protonephridia; p 209 degeneration of flame bulbs results in edema, etc.; p 219 on learning in;
p 91 and 97 on sense organs in, especially bowl shaped bodies as receptors (for light??), illustration
p 96 one on each side by pharynx; p 109 on excretory system, flame bulbs are present?; p 130 illustration
of hypodermic impregnation in, illustration of sagittal section through the male system.
Luther A 1960 (citation)- comments on difficulties in the genus- gives key to Finnish species and description
of these, etc.
Rixen J-U 1961 (citation)- brief comment.
Steinbock O 1966 (citation)- mentions p 81.
Beklemischev VN 1969 (citation)- Vol II, illustration of pharynx in p 190.
Moraczewski J, Czubaj A, Bakowska J 1977 (citation)- neurosecretory cells- ultrastructure in a species of this
genus.
Moraczewski J, Czubaj A, Kwiatkowska J 1977 (citation)- neurosecretory cells and brain structure in a species
of this genus.
Notes from synonyms
Notes for Stenostomidae Weldonia
Martin CH 1908 [*]- p 758-763 description and illustration, figures 1-5, compares with Microstomum lineare. Described as a peculiar rhabdocoel with a dorsal tubular nerve cord.
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