Morphology and molecular phylogeny of two colepid species from China, Coleps amphacanthus Ehrenberg, 1833 and Levicoleps biwae jejuensis Chen et al., 2016 (Ciliophora, Prostomatida)

Two colepid ciliates, Coleps amphacanthus Ehrenberg, 1833 and Levicoleps biwae jejuensis Chen et al., 2016, were first recorded in China. Their living morphology, infraciliature and small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequences were determined using standard methods. The improved diagnosis of Coleps ampha...

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Main Authors: Bo-Rong LU, Ming-Zhen MA, Feng GAO, Yu-Hong SHI, Xiang-Rui CHEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2016-05-01
Series:Zoological Research
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Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3722.shtml