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Taxonomic descriptions of some conspicuous species in the family Strombidiidae (Ciliophora: Oligotrichida) from the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. H. Lynn ,
D. J. S. Montagnes  and
E. B. Small
D. H. Lynn*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NIG 2W1
D. J. S. Montagnes
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NIG 2W1
E. B. Small
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A.
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

Ten species of marine strombidiid ciliates were identified after protargol staining plankton samples. The taxonomic redescriptions include a diagnosis for Tontonia gracillima Faure-Fremiet, 1924, Strombidium wulffi (Wulff, 1919) Kahl, 1932, Strombidium acutum Leegaard, 1915, Strombidium constrictum (Meunier, 1910) Wulff, 1919, Strombidium compressum (Leegaard, 1915) Kahl, 1932, and Strombidium sulcatum Claparede & Lachmann, 1858. Four new species, Strombidium dalum n.sp., Strombidium epidemum n.sp., Strombidium rhynchum n.sp., and Strombidium tressum n.sp., are defined based primarily on the characteristics of the anterior oral polykinetids, numbers of oral polykinetids, and presence of anterior protuberance.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , May 1988 , pp. 259 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1988

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