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Fig. 6 in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudouroleptus jejuensis nov. spec., a New Soil Ciliate (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea

Fig. 6. Small subunit rRNA gene phylogeny of 31 oxytrichids based on 3 methods (NJ – Neighbor Joining; ML – Maximum Likelihood; BI – Bayesian Inference). Bootstrap values of the NJ and the ML are shown at each node with posterior probabilities of the BI; a dash denotes a value of below 0.50 (BI) or 50% (NJ and ML). Pseudouroleptus jejuensis is denoted in bold.

Figs 5A–D in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudouroleptus jejuensis nov. spec., a New Soil Ciliate (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea

Figs 5A–D. Pseudouroleptus jejuensis, late (A, B) and post-dividers (C, D) after protargol impregnation. Note that the parental dorsal bristles are shown by single dots although they are still composed of dikinetids. A, B – dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views of late divider showing caudal cirri (arrows) and posteriorly migrating postperistomial cirrus (arrowheads). Note that the caudal cirri are not developed from dorsal kinety anlage 3. C, D – dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views of post-dividers. The two post-dividers were fixed from a single dividing cell im- mediately after the complete cell division. Some of parental dorsal bristles and cirri are still observed, and postperistomial (arrowheads) and caudal cirri (arrows) migrate forward to their final position. 3–5 – dorsal kineties 3–5. Scale bars: 150 μm.

Figs 4A–D in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudouroleptus jejuensis nov. spec., a New Soil Ciliate (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea

Figs 4A–D. Pseudouroleptus jejuensis, middle (A, B) and late divider (C, D) after protargol impregnation. Note that the parental dorsal bristles are shown by single dots although still composed of dikinetids. The parental dorsal dikinetids become smaller and are less impregnated than newly developed one. A, B – dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views of middle divider showing dorsal kineties and cirral anlagen. C, D – dorsal (C) and ventral (D) views of late divider showing dorsal kinety 3 fragmentation (double arrowheads). Note that caudal cirri are developed at posterior end of kineties 1, 2 only (arrows). Postperistomial cirrus (arrowheads) is originated from the anlage IV and split from anterior part of the anlage. IV–VI – cirral anlagen IV–VI. Scale bars: 150 μm.

Figs 1A–F in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudouroleptus jejuensis nov. spec., a New Soil Ciliate (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea

Figs 1A–F. Pseudouroleptus jejuensis from life (A–D) and after protargol impregnation (E, F). A – ventral view of a representative specimen, arrow indicates contractile vacuole; B, C – arrangement of cortical granules on dorsal side (B) and optical section (C); D – ventral view of a specimen gliding for feed, showing a slightly curved body shape; E, F – dorsal (E) and ventral views (F) of the holotype specimen. Arrow in F denotes postperistomial ventral cirrus. AZM – adoral zone of membranelles, BC – buccal cirrus, CC – caudal cirri, 1–5 – dorsal kineties 1–5, EM – endoral membrane, G – cortical granules, LFVR – left frontoventral row, LMR – left marginal row, PM – paroral membrane, RFVR – right frontoventral row, RMR – right marginal row. Scale bars: 100 μm.

Figs 3A–J in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudouroleptus jejuensis nov. spec., a New Soil Ciliate (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) from South Korea

Figs 3A–J. Pseudouroleptus jejuensis during interphase (A–D, G–I) and ontogenesis (E, F, J) after protargol impregnation. A–C – dorsal view (A) and ventral views (B, C), arrow indicates postperistomial cirrus; D – dorsal view showing basal bodies (asterisks) in dorsal kinety 4; E, F – dorsal views of late dividers, asterisks denote dorsal kinety 4 developed by multiple fragmentation of dorsal kinety anlage (DKA) 3; G, H, J – dorsal views showing caudal cirri developed from DKA 1, 2 while DKA 3 does not participate in the formation of these caudal cirri during ontogenesis; I – ventral view showing macronuclear nodules and micronuclei. CC – caudal cirri, MA – macronuclear nodules, MI – micronuclei. Scale bars: 100 μm.

Fig. 6 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 6. Tintinnopsis estuariensis sp. nov. and its allied species. A. T. estuariensis; B. T. akkeshiensis; C. T. sufflata; D. T. kofoidi; E. T. radix; F. T. cylindrical. B and C after Hada (1937); D after Hada (1932a, b, 1937), Balech (1948), Alder (1999) and Zhang et al. (2012b); E after Kofoid and Campbell (1929), Xu and Song (2005); F after Kofoid and Campbell (1929) and Zhang et al. (2012a). Scale bar=50 μm.

Fig. 5 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 5. Surface water temperature (T, C) and salinity (S, ‰) in the sampling sites during four cruises in the estuary of Yangtze River in 2005. Different sizes of circles indicates different abundances (ind./ m3) of Tintinnopsis estuariensis Zhang, Feng & Yu, sp. nov. in the sampling site, and the solid dots means no individual were found in the according site.

Fig. 4 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 4. Distribution of surface temperature (T, C), salinity (S, ‰) and abundance (Abun, ind./ m3) in May, September and November of 2005.

Fig. 2 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 2. Tintinnopsis estuariensis Zhang, Feng & Yu, sp. nov., six different individuals with same scale. Scale bar=50 μm.

Fig. 3 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 3. SEM images of major axis in Tintinnopsis estuariensis Zhang, Feng & Yu, sp. nov. Scale bars: A=100 μm; B – C=10 μm.

Figs 29–36 in Taxonomic Descriptions of Two Marine Ciliates, Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. and Euplotes balteatus (Dujardin, 1841) Kahl, 1932 (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea, Euplotida), Collected from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Figs 29–36. Photomicrographs of Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. during binary division after protargol impregnation. 29, 32 – ventral and dorsal views of a specimen at an early stage of morphogenesis to show the frontoventral-transverse cirral anlagen (29, arrowheads) and denote the parental dikinetids (32, arrowheads); 30, 33, 34 – ventral and dorsal views of a specimen at a slightly later stage of morphogenesis, to show the frontoventral-transverse cirral anlagen developed and broadened (30), the newly formed dorsal kineties anlagen (33, arrowheads) and the marginal anlagen (34, arrowheads); 31, 35, 36 – ventral and dorsal views of a specimen at middle-stage to show the rightmost frontoventral-transverse cirral anlagen (31, arrowheads), the migratory cirral anlage in the proter (31, double-arrowhead), the marginal cirral anlagen (31, arrows), the dorsal kineties anlagen (35, arrowheads) and the replication bands (36, arrowheads).

Figs 19–28 in Taxonomic Descriptions of Two Marine Ciliates, Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. and Euplotes balteatus (Dujardin, 1841) Kahl, 1932 (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea, Euplotida), Collected from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Figs 19–28. Photomicrographs of Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. in vivo (19–25) and after protargol impregnation (26–28). 19, 20 – ventral views of different specimens, arrowheads in (19) to show the ventral ridges; 21 – dorsal view, arrowheads point to the dominant dorsal ridges; 22 – lateral view; 23 – ventral view of the posterior end, arrowhead marks the longest caudal cirrus; 24 – detailed dorsal view, arrowheads point to the apical view of the granules around the dorsal brush; 25 – arrowheads to show the lateral view of granules around the dorsal brush; 26 – arrow indicates the curved C-shaped macronucleus; 27, 28 – infraciliature on the ventral and dorsal sides, arrowheads indicate the dorsal kineties. Scale bars: 50 μm.

Figs 1–9. Euplotes dammamensis n in Taxonomic Descriptions of Two Marine Ciliates, Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. and Euplotes balteatus (Dujardin, 1841) Kahl, 1932 (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea, Euplotida), Collected from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Figs 1–9. Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. in vivo (1–7) and after protargol impregnation (8, 9). 1, 2 – ventral views of different individuals, arrows indicate the longest caudal cirrus; 3 – dorsal view, showing the conspicuous ridges; 4 – lateral view; 5 – frontoventral cirri, arrows indicate the cortical granules around the cirri; 6 – apical view of the cortical granules distributed on the dorsal side; 7 – lateral view of the cortical granules; 8, 9 – ventral and dorsal views of the same specimen, showing the general infraciliature and the micronucleus (arrow). AZM – adoral zone of membranelles, CC – caudal cirri, DK – dorsal kineties, FVC – frontoventral cirri, MC – marginal cirri, PM – paroral membrane, TC – transverse cirri, 1–11 – dorsal kineties. Scale bars: 50 μm.

Fig. 91 in Taxonomic Descriptions of Two Marine Ciliates, Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. and Euplotes balteatus (Dujardin, 1841) Kahl, 1932 (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea, Euplotida), Collected from the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Fig. 91. Phylogenetic tree inferred by Maximum Likelihood (ML) based on SSU-rRNA gene sequences, showing the positions of Euplotes dammamensis n. sp. and Euplotes balteatus (red highlighted). The topology of the tree constructed with Bayesian analysis (BI) was essentially identical. Fully supported (100%/1.00) branches are marked with solid circles. The scale bar corresponds to 2 substitutions per 100 nucleotide positions. Systematic classification follows Lynn (2008).

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Fig. 1 in A new tintinnid ciliate (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) from Yangtze River Estuary, with notes on its habitat

Fig. 1. Sampling stations in the estuary of Yangtze River in 2005.

FIGURE 6 in Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe

FIGURE 6. Euplotopsis muscicola, Slovak specimens after protargol (A, B) and silver nitrate (C–E) impregnation. (A) Lateral view. (B–D) Ventral views showing nuclear apparatus and cirral as well as silverline pattern. Arrowheads mark the two caudal cirri. (E) Dorsal view showing the ciliary pattern and the muscicola silverline pattern. AZM—adoral zone of membranelles, CC—caudal cirri, DK—dorsal kineties, FV—frontoventral cirri, MA—macronucleus, MC—left marginal cirri, PM—paroral membrane, TC—transverse cirri. Scale bars: 20 µm.

FIGURE 4 in Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe

FIGURE 4. Euplotoides woodruffi, Slovak smecimens in vivo (A), after protargol (B–D) and silver nitrate (E, F) impregnation. (A) Ventral view of a representative specimen. (B, D, E) Ventral views showing cirral pattern, nuclear apparatus and silverline system. (C, F) Dorsal views showing ciliary pattern, nuclear apparatus and silverline system. Note the typical Y-shaped macronucleus ant the double-eurystomus silverline pattern. AZM—adoral zone of membranelles, CC—caudal cirri, DK—dorsal kineties, FV—frontoventral cirri, MA—macronucleus, MC—left marginal cirri, PM—paroral membrane. TC—transverse cirri. Scale bars: 50 µm.

FIGURE 5 in Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe

FIGURE 5. Euplotoides woodruffi, Slovak specimens in vivo (A), after protargol (B, C) and silver nitrate (D–F) impregnation. (A) Ventral view of a representative specimen. (B) Dorsal view showing ciliary pattern and the typical Y-shaped macronucleus. (C) Ventral view showing cirral pattern and oral apparatus. (D) Ventral view of anterior body portion showing the irregular silverline system. (E, F) Dorsal view showing the double-eurystomus silverline pattern. AZM—adoral zone of membranelles, BF—buccal field, CC—caudal cirri, DK—dorsal kineties, FV—frontoventral cirri, MA—macronucleus, MC—left marginal cirri, TC—transverse cirri. Scale bars: 10 µm (F) and 50 µm (A–E).

FIGURE 3 in Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe

FIGURE 3. Various euplotids recoded at the territory of Slovakia after protargol (A) and silver nitrate (B–F) impregnation. (A) Euplotoides aediculatus, dorsal view showing nuclear apparatus. (B, C) Euplotoides patella, ventral (B) and dorsal (C) view. (D) Euplotopsis affinis, dorsal view showing the double-eurystomus silverline pattern. (E) Euplotopsis finki, dorsal view showing the double-eurystomus silverline pattern. (F) Euplotopsis muscicola, dorsal view showing the muscicola silverline pattern. AZM—adoral zone of membranelles, CC—caudal cirri, DK—dorsal kineties, FV—frontoventral cirri, MA—macronucleus, MI—micronucleus. Scale bars: 20 µm (D–F), 30 µm (B, C), and 50 µm (A).

FIGURE 1 in Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe

FIGURE 1. (A) Map of Europe showing localization of Slovakia. (B) Map of Slovakia showing the river network. Towns are written in ordinary font, water bodies (rivers, water reservoirs and artificial dams) in italics, and countries bordering Slovakia in spaced type.