Two Oxytrichid Ciliates, Cyrtohymena primicirrata and Oxytricha granulifera (Ciliophora: Sporadotrichida: Oxytrichidae) Unknown from Korea

• Main Authors: Choon Bong Kwon, Mann Kyoon Shin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 2013-01-01
• Series: Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
• Subjects: Cyrtohymena; Oxytricha; morphology; Jeju Island; freshwater
• Online Access: http://www.e-ased.org/Upload/files/e-ased.org/03-Two(dh).104929.pdf

This study reports the discovery of two oxytrichid ciliates, Cyrtohymena primicirrata (Berger and Foissner, 1987) and Oxytricha granulifera Foissner and Adam, 1983, in Jeju Island, Korea. The morphology of the two species was studied using live observation and protargol impregnation. These species are described as follows: Cyrtohymena primicirrata has a body size in live specimens 90-140×40-60 μm, length : width ratio 2.3 : 1 on average; elongated and slender obovate in outline of body. Cortical granules are shiny yellow on the ventral and dorsal side. Adoral zone of membranelles (AZM) is covering about 48% of the cell with about 38 adoral membranelles. Arrangement of undulating membranes is ordinary Cyrtohymena pattern. Dorsal kineties is six rows with 5 μm long bristles. Oxytricha granulifera has a body size in live specimens 90-115×25-38 μm, length : width ratio 3.31 on average; elongated ellipsoidal in outline of body. Cortical granules are colorless on the ventral and dorsal side. AZM is covering 28% of the cell length in vivo with about 24 adoral membranelles. Arrangement of undulating membranes is Oxytricha pattern. Dorsal kineties is five rows with about 3 μm long dorsal bristles.