@article{7e0fa03a-94d0-43fe-b10f-6502ae9aa210, author = {Wen Song, Jiamei Li, Yaoyao Huang, Xiaozhong Hu, Weiwei Liu, Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid, Miao Miao}, title = {<p> Morphology of Three Aloricate Choreotrich ciliates, Including Description of a New Species <em>Parastrombidinopsis costalis</em> sp. n. (Ciliophora, Choreotrichia), and phylogeny of the genus <em>Parastrombidinopsis</em></p>}, journal = {Acta Protozoologica}, volume = {2018}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.4467/16890027AP.18.013.10089}, issn = {0065-1583}, pages = {153-167},keywords = {choreotrich ciliates; ciliature; new combination; Strombidinopsidae; SSU rRNA gene; taxonomy}, abstract = {<p>As a follow-up part of our studies of the tropical ciliate fauna carried out in the last decade, we investigated the morphology and phylogeny of three choreotrich ciliates, viz, <em>Parastrombidinopsis costalis</em> sp. n., <em>P. pelagica</em> (Fauré-Fremiet, 1924) comb. n. and <em>P. minima</em> Tsai <em>et al.</em>, 2008. The new species is characterized by its unique asymmetrical cell shape, 19–21 collar membranelles, one buccal membrane, and eight unevenly distributed somatic kineties.An improved diagnosis of <em>P. pelagica</em>(Fauré-Fremiet, 1924) comb. n.is given based on the original and current studies, the species is characterized by a large cell size, an elongate obconical cell shape, 31–36 collar membranelles and 13–15 somatic kineties. The species <em>P. minima</em>is redescribed based on a new population with some new features supplemented.SSU rRNA genes of both the new species and <em>P. minima</em> were sequenced and a phylogenetic review of related taxa obtained has been performed in order to reveal their systematic relationships. The monophyly of the genus <em>Parastrombidinopsis</em> is highly supported in our phylogenetic analyses.</p>}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/acta-protozoologica/article/morphology-of-three-aloricate-choreotrich-ciliates-including-description-of-a-new-species-parastrombidinopsis-costalis-sp-n-ciliophora-choreotrichia-and-phylogeny-of-the-genus-parastrombidinopsis} }