Biodiversity of oligotrich ciliates in the South China Sea: description of three new Strombidium species (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Oligotrichia) with phylogenetic analyses

Song, Wen; Zhao, Xiaolu; Liu, Weiwei; Hu, Xiaozhong; A. Al-Farraj, Saleh; A. S. Al-Rasheid, Khaled; Song, Weibo; Warren, Alan

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1569068.v2

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Biodiversity of oligotrich ciliates in the South China Sea: description of three new Strombidium species (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Oligotrichia) with phylogenetic analyses

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posted on 2015-12-01, 18:41 authored by Wen Song, Xiaolu Zhao, Weiwei Liu, Xiaozhong Hu, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid, Weibo Song, Alan Warren

The morphology and small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequences of three new species of ciliates in the genus Strombidium are recorded: S. paracapitatum sp. nov., S. cuneiforme sp. nov., and S. caudispina sp. nov. Strombidium paracapitatum sp. nov. is characterized by having a prominent and transparent apical protrusion and two types of extrusomes. Strombidium cuneiforme sp. nov. differs from its congeners in the combination of its long conical body shape, eyespot and elongated tail. Strombidium caudispina sp. nov. is recognized by its posterior spine and short ventral kinety. In SSU rRNA gene trees, all members of the genus Strombidium cluster into three separate groups. The first group is composed of nine Strombidium species including S. cuneiforme sp. nov., plus Williophrya maedai. The second group consists of S. paracapitatum sp. nov., S. caudispina sp. nov. and three congeners. The third group comprises S. conicum and S. chlorophilum.