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Redescription of the Rare Heterotrichid Ciliate, Copemetopus subsalsus Villeneuve‐Brachon, 1940
Author(s) -
ALRASHEID KHALED A. S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00302.x
Subject(s) - macronucleus , ciliate , biology , ciliata , anatomy , morphology (biology) , dorsum , cilium , zoology , protozoa , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany
. The morphology and infraciliature of the rare heterotrichid ciliate Copemetopus subxalsus Villeneuve‐Brachon, 1940 were studied in live and protargol‐impregnated specimens and also by scanning electron microscopy. It is characterized by a dumbbell‐ shaped macronucleus, a specific dorsal brush cilia, an oblique peristome, and a distinct S‐shaped adoral zone of membranelles equipped with whip‐shaped anterior adoral membranelles.