Historical Review of Studies on Cyrtophorian Ciliates (Ciliophora, Cyrtophoria) from China.

ABSTRACT: The subclass Cyrtophoria are a group of morphologically specialized ciliates which mainly inhabit soil, freshwater, brackish water, and marine environments. In this study, we revise more than 50 publications on the taxonomy, phylogeny, and ecology of cyrtophorian ciliates in China since the first publication in 1925, most of which were carried out in coastal areas. The research history can be divided into three periods: the early stage, the Tibet stage, and the molecular stage. To date, 103 morpho-species (147 isolates) have been formally recorded in China, with ciliature patterns described for 82 of them. A species checklist and an illustrated identification key to the genera are provided. A total of 100 small subunit rDNA sequences have been obtained for 74 taxonomic hits (lowest taxonom

SUBMITTER: Qu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9323287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature