Complementary Notes on a ‘Well-known' Marine Heterotrichous Ciliate, Folliculinopsis producta (Wright, 1859) Frauré-Fremiet,1936 (Protozoa, Ciliophora)

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-01-11
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Thelivingmorphologyandinfraciliatureofaheterotrichousciliate,Folliculinopsisproducta(Wright,1859)Frauré-Fremiet,1936,whichwascollectedfromthenorthcoastofChina,wereinvestigatedbyinvivoobservationandprotargolimpregnationtechniques.Asanewcontribution,aredescriptionispresented:largeFolliculinopsisofgreentodarkgreenincolor,800-1500μminsize;twoperistomiallobesofapproximatelyequalsize,300-400μminlength;adoralzoneofmembranellescontainingabout1000membranelles,lyingalonglobemarginsandexhibitingtwocircleswithinbuccalcavity;50-70somatickinetiesinmid-body;macronucleusminiliform,consistingofabout20beads;loricasmooth,vase-shaped,(300-500)μm×(90-130)μminsize,with5-12spiralridgesonnecktube;marinehabitat.