Characterization of a Novel Hypotrich Ciliate From Heavy Metal-Contaminated Industrial Outlet in Onsan, Ulsan, South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Very few studies exist on the description of protozoan ciliates from industrially contaminated sites. In this study, we report a description of a novel hypotrich ciliate isolated from water samples collected from an industrially contaminated outlet in Onsan, Ulsan, South Korea. The oxytrichid ciliate, Histriculus tolerans n. sp., was investigated using live observation and protargol impregnation. The morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny inferred from small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequences were studied. The new species is mainly characterized by a cell size of about 70 × 40 μm in vivo, two elongate ellipsoidal macronuclear nodules and one or two micronuclei, adoral zone of about 51% of body length with 32 membranelles on average, about 34 cirri in the right and

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639589 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature