{"id":3413,"date":"2024-01-06T07:02:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=3413"},"modified":"2024-01-10T07:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T07:33:00","slug":"spirospirula-pneumophylax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=3413","title":{"rendered":"Spirospirula pneumophylax"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/region_nearctic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=64\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ecol-hardware.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=177\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60\" title=\"taxon_bruma\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/taxon_persoll.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Spirospirula pneumophylax<\/h1>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<div class=\"sciname\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pseu_spir_pneu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3415\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pseu_spir_pneu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pseu_spir_pneu.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pseu_spir_pneu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u201cLung-guardian breath-spiral\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Kingdom<\/dt>\n<dd>Microsynthera<\/dd>\n<dt>Phylum<\/dt>\n<dd>Plasticae<\/dd>\n<dt>Class<\/dt>\n<dd>Pseudocclupanida<\/dd>\n<dt>Order<\/dt>\n<dd>Persolla<\/dd>\n<dt>Family<\/dt>\n<dd>Cephaloporpae<\/dd>\n<dt>Genus<\/dt>\n<dd>Spirospirula<\/dd>\n<dt>Species<\/dt>\n<dd><em>S. pneumophylax<\/em><\/dd>\n<dt>External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Rounded outer edge. Body length 34.3 mm x 19.3 mm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p>Genus <em>Spirospirula,<\/em> like many of order Persolla, was not seen commonly in the United States until 2021 during the global Covid-19 pandemic. While most occlupanids are considered to be parasites of some nature, Persollids are thought to be more mutualistic with regards to the KN95 (and other) masks on which they are found, and to the humans who benefit by wearing the masks. This specimen was brought to HORG by field researcher L. Nowak of Henderson, NV. <em>Spirospirula pneumophylax<\/em> can be identified by its two backward-facing dential barbs inside its oral groove.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirospirula pneumophylax \u201cLung-guardian breath-spiral\u201d Kingdom Microsynthera Phylum Plasticae Class Pseudocclupanida Order Persolla Family Cephaloporpae Genus Spirospirula Species S. pneumophylax External morphology Rounded outer edge. Body length 34.3 mm x 19.3 mm. Genus Spirospirula, like many of order Persolla, was not seen commonly in the United States until 2021 during the global Covid-19 pandemic. 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