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      Morphological Studies on Four Brackish Water Ciliates of the Class Spirotrichea (Protista, Ciliophora)

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          We reinvestigate the morphology of two oligotrich and two hypotrich ciliates collected from the coasts of north and south China, viz., Parallelostrombidium obesum Liu et al., 2015, Spirostrombidium apourceolare Liu et al., 2013, Protogastrostyla pulchra (Pereyaslawzewa, 1886) Gong et al., 2007, and Uncinata bradburyae (Gong et al., 2001) Luo et al., 2015. All the popula- tions match well with the original samples identified in previous studies. Supplemental taxonomic data were supplied for these four species of the new populations. The species Parallelostrombidium obesum is characterised by its dorsal-ventrally flattened body shape with anterior and posterior ends transversely truncating, as well as two thigmotactic membranelles and girdle kinety that spirals around the cell one and a half times. Spirostrombidium apourceolare is characterised by its elongate ellipsoidal and dorsal-ventrally flattened body shape, two thigmotactic membranelles, about 11–27 ovoid macronuclear nodules, and girdle kinety that spirals around the cell twice with two undulations. Protogastrostyla pulchra is characterised by its elongate body shape and unique, caudally located food vacuole. Based on the new populations, we described the smaller cortical granules, clustered around dorsal bristles for the first time. The new population of Uncinata bradburyae shares the diagnostic features with the type population, which include prominent beak-like projection in anterior region, the conspicuous gap of adoral zone, proximalmost adoral membranelles distinctly elongated, and infraciliature.

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          Journal
          JOUC
          Journal of Ocean University of China
          Science Press and Springer (China )
          1672-5182
          14 May 2019
          01 June 2019
          : 18
          : 3
          : 663-674
          Affiliations
          [1] 1 College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
          [2] 2 Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
          [3] 3 Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
          [4] 4 Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
          Author notes
          *Corresponding author: LUO Xiaotian; SONG Wen
          Article
          s11802-019-4096-y
          10.1007/s11802-019-4096-y
          ac5427b6-d93b-4b87-943e-7b7388a3ff4e
          Copyright © Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2019.

          The copyright to this article, including any graphic elements therein (e.g. illustrations, charts, moving images), is hereby assigned for good and valuable consideration to the editorial office of Journal of Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer effective if and when the article is accepted for publication and to the extent assignable if assignability is restricted for by applicable law or regulations (e.g. for U.S. government or crown employees).

          History
          : 13 December 2018
          : 20 February 2019
          : 01 March 2019

          Earth & Environmental sciences,Geology & Mineralogy,Oceanography & Hydrology,Aquaculture & Fisheries,Ecology,Animal science & Zoology
          Spirostrombidium ,oligotrichs,hypotrichs ciliates, Uncinata ,taxonomy, Protogastrostyla , Parallelostrombidium

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