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Brief morphological description of stichotrichid ciliates (Ciliophora: Stichotrichia) from Korea

  • Kim, Kang-San (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University) ;
  • Min, Gi-Sik (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
  • Received : 2018.09.20
  • Accepted : 2018.11.09
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

Ten stichotrichid ciliates were identified from six environmental samples, consisting of one freshwater, two seawater, and three soil samples. Morphological assessments were performed based on observations of both living and stained specimens. These species were assigned to two orders, three families, and nine genera, and we provide photographs and brief descriptions and remarks for each species: Parabirojimia similis Hu et al., 2002, Arcuseries warreni (Song & Wilbert, 1997) Huang et al., 2014, Gonostomum lajacola Foissner, 2016, Paragonostomoides xianicum Wang et al., 2017, Australocirrus oscitans Blatterer & Foissner, 1988, Monomicrocaryon crassicirratum Foissner, 2016, Monomicrocaryon euglenivorum fimbricirratum Foissner, 2016, Notohymena rubescens Blatterer & Foissner, 1988, Sterkiella multicirrata Li et al., 2018, Stylonychia ammermanni ammermanni Gupta et al., 2001.

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