Zoosystematica Rossica, 1(16), p. 1-4, 2007
A new species of soil predatory flagellate, Colponema edaphicum sp. n., is described from Vorontsovskaya Cave (Krasnodar Terr.). This species is characterized by the smallsized flattened oval cell with small rostrum and pointed distal part as well as by amphorashaped toxicysts. Morphological diagnoses of other known Colponema species are given. Intrageneric distinctions are discussed.