• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• no.nspc5
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• pp.71-79
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• 2005

Two hypotrichous ciliates inhabiting the representative terrestrial habitats of Jindo Island, Holostichides chardezi Foissner, 1987 and Rigidocortex octonucleatus (Foissner, 1988) are found from Jindo Island. These two species are newly recorded from Korea. The description was based on the observation of living specimens, protargol impregnated specimens and biometric analysis. The morphological variations among the populations of these species were investigated with morphometry. The diagnostic characteristics of these species are as follows: Holostichides chardezi : elongate body flexible and twisted, yellowish subpellicular granules scattered entire cortex, adoral zone of membranelles covering about $28\%$ of body length, left and right rows of mid-ventral cirri paired, left row ended at buccal vertex and right row extending to center of body, no transverse cirri, both marginal rows of cirri not confluent at posterior end, 28-42 macronuclei and 1-5 micronuclei scattered entire body. 3 caudal cirri and 4 dorsal kineties. Rigidocortex octonucleatues: elongate-oval body rigid and not contractile, yellowish cytoplasmic crystals and fat globules densely packed, adoral zone of membranelles covering about $40\%$ of body length, 5 transverse cirri, both marginal rows of cirri not confluent at posterior end, 8 macronuclei longitudinally arranged in median of cell, 3 caudal cirri and 7-10 fragmented dorsal kineties.

• Journal of Species Research
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.315-322
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• 2018

Based on morphological observation, we identified nine ciliates previously unrecorded in Korea, Euplotidium itoi Ito, 1958, Anteholosticha verrucosa (Foissner & Schade, 2000) Berger, 2008, Holostichides dumonti Foissner, 2000, Amphisiella australis Blatterer & Foissner, 1988, Terricirra matsusakai Berger & Foissner, 1989, Uroleptoides binucleatus binucleatus Hemberger, 1985, Uroleptoides magnigranulosus (Foissner, 1988) Berger, 2008, Leptopharynx costatus gonohymen Omar & Foissner, 2012, Pseudochilodonopsis mutabilis Foissner, 1981, from three sites in Korea, which were isolated from three environmental samples, consisting of one seawater and two soil samples. These ciliates were assigned to three classes, five orders, five families, and eight genera. In this study, we provide photographs and brief descriptions and remarks of the nine species.