Cinetozona pyriformis n. g., n. sp.: a Relative of the Ciliate Genera Urozona and Cinetochilum (Ciliophora, Scuticociliatida)

Cinetozona pyriformis n. g., n. sp. is a very small scuticociliate recently found in a freshwater artificial pond in Madrid, Spain. This new ciliate is here described using silver impregnation techniques. C. pyriformis bears a girdle of cilia near the equator ot the cell, similar to the genus Urozon...

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Published in:The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 1998-07, Vol.45 (4), p.448-451
Main Authors: Olmo, José L., Téllez, Carmen, Esteban, Genoveva F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Ciliates
Cinetochilum
Cinetozona pyriformis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
phylogeny
Protozoa
scuticociliates
Systematics. Geographical distribution. Morphology. Cytology
taxonomy
Uronema
Uropedalium
Urozona
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Summary:Cinetozona pyriformis n. g., n. sp. is a very small scuticociliate recently found in a freshwater artificial pond in Madrid, Spain. This new ciliate is here described using silver impregnation techniques. C. pyriformis bears a girdle of cilia near the equator ot the cell, similar to the genus Urozona Schewiakoff, 1889, while the oral structures resemble those in the genus Cinetochilum Perty, 1852. The ciliate's systematic position is discussed, and its inclusion in the family Cinetochilidae is proposed.
ISSN:1066-5234
1550-7408
DOI:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05098.x