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Morphology and Molecular Analyses of a New Marine Ciliate, Arcuseries minima sp. nov. (Ciliophora: Urostylidae)

Publication date: 25.07.2019

Acta Protozoologica, 2019, Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 43 - 51

https://doi.org/10.4467/16890027AP.19.005.10836

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Kang-San Kim
Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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Kyu-Seok Chae
Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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Gi-Sik Min
Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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Morphology and Molecular Analyses of a New Marine Ciliate, Arcuseries minima sp. nov. (Ciliophora: Urostylidae)

Abstract

A new marine urostylid ciliate, Arcuseries minima sp. nov., was discovered in South Korea. Morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analyses based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) sequences were used to describe the new species. Arcuseries minima is most similar to A. scutellum among all   Arcuseries species, but differs in the following main characters: number of adoral membranelles (13–16 vs. 17 or 18), cortical granules (yellowish, clustered around cirri and dorsal bristles vs. colorless, irregularly scattered), number of macronuclear nodules (20–27 vs. 42–90), number of midventral cirri (5–10 vs. 12–14), and number  f transverse cirri (5 or 6 vs. 8). The new species and A. scutellum differ from A. petzi and A. warreni in having smaller body size (≤80 μm vs. ≥80 μm) and fewer cirri: left marginal (≤ 17 vs. ≥ 18) and transverse (≤ 8 vs. ≥8) cirri. This relationship was supported by the phylogenetic tree, where these two groups were separated into two branches.

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Information: Acta Protozoologica, 2019, Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 43 - 51

Article type: Original article

Authors

Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea

Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea

Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea

Published at: 25.07.2019

Received at: 17.04.2019

Accepted at: 05.07.2019

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Kang-San Kim (Author) - 33.33%
Kyu-Seok Chae (Author) - 33.33%
Gi-Sik Min (Author) - 33.33%

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