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Redescription of Newly Recorded Ciliate, Euplotes muscorum(Ciliophora: Polyhymenophora: Hypotrichida) and Comparison with Related Species from Korea  

Jong O Jo (Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan)
Mann Kyoon Shin (Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan)
Abstract
The euplotid hypotrich collected from a puddle, Jeju-do in 2002 and cultured in the laboratory was identified as Euplotes muscorum Dragesco, 1970. The species is reported for the first time from Korea. The description was based on the observation of living specimens, protargol impregnation and biometrical analysis. This species is characterized by following diagnosis: 63-78 ${\mu}m$ in length, 40-52 ${\mu}m$ in width in vivo, 9 frontoventral cirri, 5 transverse cirri,4 caudal cirri, 1 micro- and macronucleus, adoral zone of membranelles with 32-36 adoral membranelles covering approximately 2/3 of body length, 8 dorsal kineties, mid-dorsal kinety with 20-24 cilia 3nd dargyrome complex type. This species with 9 frontoventral cirrotype is very similar to E. muscicola Kahl, 1932. The differences between these two species are: E. muscorum has 8 dorsal kineties and complex dargyrome type, while E. muscicola 9 dorsal kineties and multiple dargyrome type.
Keywords
Ciliophora; Euplotes; Korea; soil; freshwater; morphology; taxonomy;
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