TY - JOUR
T1 - Morphological description of three marine ciliates (Ciliophora, Scuticociliatia), with establishment of a new genus and two new species
AU - Fan, Xinpeng
AU - Hu, Xiaozhong
AU - Al-Farraj, Saleh A.
AU - Clamp, John C.
AU - Song, Weibo
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Three marine scuticociliates, Falcicyclidium fangi nov. gen., nov. spec., Falcicyclidium atractodes nov. spec., and Cristigera media Kahl, 1928 were investigated using live observation and silver impregnation methods. The genus Falcicyclidium is distinguished by the combination of dorsoventrally flattened body, hook-like (falciform) paroral membrane, anterior end of paroral membrane posterior to anterior end of membranelle 1, and multiple caudal cilia. Falcicyclidium fangi nov. spec., the type of the new genus, can be recognized by the combination of its large size, extremely dorsoventrally flattened (3:1) body, consistently 10 somatic kineties, and the broad, elongate buccal area occupying 60% of the body length. Falcicyclidium atractodes nov. spec. is mainly characterized by a unique spine projecting from both the anterior and posterior end. The uncommon form, Cristigera media is redescribed based on the population from Qingdao, the statistic data and additional features, especially the morphology of the living cells, are documented.
AB - Three marine scuticociliates, Falcicyclidium fangi nov. gen., nov. spec., Falcicyclidium atractodes nov. spec., and Cristigera media Kahl, 1928 were investigated using live observation and silver impregnation methods. The genus Falcicyclidium is distinguished by the combination of dorsoventrally flattened body, hook-like (falciform) paroral membrane, anterior end of paroral membrane posterior to anterior end of membranelle 1, and multiple caudal cilia. Falcicyclidium fangi nov. spec., the type of the new genus, can be recognized by the combination of its large size, extremely dorsoventrally flattened (3:1) body, consistently 10 somatic kineties, and the broad, elongate buccal area occupying 60% of the body length. Falcicyclidium atractodes nov. spec. is mainly characterized by a unique spine projecting from both the anterior and posterior end. The uncommon form, Cristigera media is redescribed based on the population from Qingdao, the statistic data and additional features, especially the morphology of the living cells, are documented.
KW - Cristigera
KW - Cyclidium
KW - Falcicyclidium
KW - Infraciliature
KW - New taxa
KW - Taxonomy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79958245605
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejop.2011.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ejop.2011.04.001
M3 - 文章
C2 - 21570267
AN - SCOPUS:79958245605
SN - 0932-4739
VL - 47
SP - 186
EP - 196
JO - European Journal of Protistology
JF - European Journal of Protistology
IS - 3
ER -
