Table 1 Comparison of S. lycodi with other arcuate Sphaeromyxa species which overlap with regard to spore length[8, 23, 25, 26]
Body | Polar capsules | Polar filaments Length | Plasmodium Type | Nuclei Location | Geograpic distribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | W:L | Length | Width | W:L | |||||
S. lycodi | 19.6-25.3 | 4.6-6.9 | 0.25 | 6.3-9.8 | 2.5-4.5 | 0.40 | 28.8-48.3 | Polysporous Long and slender | Parallel to short axis | North off Iceland |
S. hellandi Auerbach, 1909 | 22.5-30 | 4.5-7.5 | 0.21 | 8.5-12.5 | 2.5-3.5 | 0.28 | n.d. | Polysporous Leaf like | Parallel to long axis | Atlantic Ocean Barents Sea |
S. kenti Whipps & Font, 2012 | 17.5-19.5 | 3.8-5.2 | 0.24 | 5.8-8.6 | 2.0-2.6 | 0.31 | n.d. | Polysporous Discoid | Parallel to long axis | Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana |
S. noblei Lom, 2004 | 18.5-21.5 | 5.2-6.0 | 0.28 | 5.0-6.5 | 2.5-2.7 | 0.44 | n.d. | Polysporous Leaf like | Parallel to long axis | Australian waters |
S. elegini Dogiel, 1948 | 21-26 | 4.5-8.8 | 0.28 | 7.5-9.0 | 3.0-4.5 | 0.45 | n.d. | Disporous Small (10x18μm) | Parallel to long axis | Japan Sea Bering Sea |
S. curvula Fantham, 1930 | 19-22 | 4-6 | 0,24 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0.31 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | S-Atl. Ocean off Namibia |
S. sabrazesi Leveran et Mesnil, 1900 | 22-25 | 3-4 | 0,15 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 0.28 | 12 | Polysporous Discoid | n.d. | Mediterranean Sea off Monaco |