Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China
As the typical periphytic ciliate, the genus Euplotes Ehrenberg, 1830 is highly diversified and commonly observed in marine water. In this study, the living morphology, infraciliature and silverline system of two poorly known Euplotes species, E. neapolitanusWichterman, 1964 and E. antarcticusFenche...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:29a6a22662d9450ba69ef5f80a0cdd3d 2023-05-15T13:42:51+02:00 Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China Weiwei Liu Jiamei Jiang Yehui Tan Xiaofeng Lin 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.615413 https://doaj.org/article/29a6a22662d9450ba69ef5f80a0cdd3d EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.615413/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.615413 https://doaj.org/article/29a6a22662d9450ba69ef5f80a0cdd3d Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 7 (2020) Euplotes neapolitanus Wichterman 1964 Euplotes antarcticus Fenchel and Lee 1972 biogeography morphology Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.615413 2022-12-31T15:06:22Z As the typical periphytic ciliate, the genus Euplotes Ehrenberg, 1830 is highly diversified and commonly observed in marine water. In this study, the living morphology, infraciliature and silverline system of two poorly known Euplotes species, E. neapolitanusWichterman, 1964 and E. antarcticusFenchel and Lee, 1972, isolated from coastal water of southern China, were investigated. The original description of these two species were brief, and thus we provided detailed redescription based on our Chinese population. Their diagnoses were improved by adding some morphology characteristics and their detailed illustrations and photomicrographs were first supplied here. Based on the sufficient justification for identification of our population by morphology, their small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences which have been reported were linked to the accurate species name. Phylogenetic analyses showed that these two species cluster with their congeners which shared high morphological similarities with them. In addition, the geographic distribution of the genus Euplotes in coast of southern China was revealed, and the mangrove was considered as the ideal habitat for them by possessing the higher species richness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* antarcticus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Frontiers in Marine Science 7 |
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Euplotes neapolitanus Wichterman 1964 Euplotes antarcticus Fenchel and Lee 1972 biogeography morphology Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 Weiwei Liu Jiamei Jiang Yehui Tan Xiaofeng Lin Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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As the typical periphytic ciliate, the genus Euplotes Ehrenberg, 1830 is highly diversified and commonly observed in marine water. In this study, the living morphology, infraciliature and silverline system of two poorly known Euplotes species, E. neapolitanusWichterman, 1964 and E. antarcticusFenchel and Lee, 1972, isolated from coastal water of southern China, were investigated. The original description of these two species were brief, and thus we provided detailed redescription based on our Chinese population. Their diagnoses were improved by adding some morphology characteristics and their detailed illustrations and photomicrographs were first supplied here. Based on the sufficient justification for identification of our population by morphology, their small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences which have been reported were linked to the accurate species name. Phylogenetic analyses showed that these two species cluster with their congeners which shared high morphological similarities with them. In addition, the geographic distribution of the genus Euplotes in coast of southern China was revealed, and the mangrove was considered as the ideal habitat for them by possessing the higher species richness. |
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Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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Novel Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Ciliates Genus Euplotes (Ciliophora, Euplotida): Redescription of Two Poorly Known Species, With a Brief Note on the Distributions of This Genus in Coastal Waters of Southern China |
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novel contributions to the taxonomy of the ciliates genus euplotes (ciliophora, euplotida): redescription of two poorly known species, with a brief note on the distributions of this genus in coastal waters of southern china |
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