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Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of Three Species of Scuticociliates From China: Citrithrix smalli gen. nov., sp. nov., Homalogastra binucleata sp. nov. and Uronema orientalis Pan et al., 2015 (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea), With the Proposal of a New Family, Citrithrixidae fam. nov.

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The morphology and taxonomy of three scuticociliates found in China, viz. Citrithrix smalli sp. nov., Homalogastra binucleata sp. nov., and Uronema orientalis Pan et al., 2015, were investigated.
Mingjian Liu, Mingjian Liu, Chundi Wang, Chundi Wang, Xiaozhong Hu, Xiaozhong Hu, Zhishuai Qu, Limin Jiang, Limin Jiang, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Hamed A. El-Serehy, Alan Warren, Weibo Song   +12 more
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Metabarcoding and biomass quantification reveal seasonal parasite associations in copepods

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Parasites are important members of ecosystems, and recent metabarcoding efforts have revealed an abundance of microbial eukaryotic parasites in copepods. However, a putative linkage to host community biomass and composition has not been addressed. We performed zooplankton tows monthly for 2 yr at five stations in the Oslofjord, Norway.
Lasse Krøger Eliassen, Even Sletteng Garvang, Tom Andersen, Lasse Riemann, Josefin Titelman   +4 more
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Beta Diversity and Functional Trait Patterns in Ciliate Communities of Mediterranean Temporary Wetlands

Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Temporary aquatic ecosystems are critical for biodiversity conservation, particularly in Mediterranean regions. Doñana National Park, in southern Spain, harbours a network of temporary ponds and marshes that support diverse microbial communities. Among them, ciliates play key ecological roles due to their taxonomic and functional diversity and
Crislaine Cochak, Fernando Miranda Lansac‐Tôha, Andy J. Green, Marta I. Sánchez, Alfonso Pineda, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho   +5 more
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Ciliate diversity and distribution patterns in the sediments of a seamount and adjacent abyssal plains in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean

BMC Microbiology, 2017
Background Benthic ciliates and the environmental factors shaping their distribution are far from being completely understood. Likewise, deep-sea systems are amongst the least understood ecosystems on Earth.
Feng Zhao, Sabine Filker, Thorsten Stoeck, Kuidong Xu   +3 more
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Polymorphism within Paramecium sexaurelia (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) and Description of a New Stand of the Species in China

Folia Biologica, 2007
The presence of Paramecium sexaurelia from the Paramecium aurelia complex was recorded for the first time in China (Beijing). RAPD fingerprints (band patterns) of P. sexaurelia strains, the new strain from China and others from Asia, as well as from Europe and Puerto Rico, showed polymorphism within the species as several groups of genotypes ...
Ewa, Przyboś, Maria, Rautian, Magdalena, Greczek-Stachura, Alexey, Potekhin   +3 more
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Correction: A Novel Colonial Ciliate Zoothamnium ignavum sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) and Its Ectosymbiont Candidatus Navis piranensis gen. nov., sp. nov. from Shallow-Water Wood Falls.

PLoS ONE, 2016
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162834.].
PLOS ONE Staff
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Peritrichs (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) in the Danube: Keystone Organisms in the Formation of Diverse Protist Biofilms

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 5, October 2025.
Colonial peritrichs act as physical ecosystem engineers in middle Danube biofilms, generating three‐dimensional structures during 1–28 days of colonisation. Their surfaces host filter feeder epibionts (choanoflagellates, other peritrichs, rotifers), expanding filtration capacity and promoting functional group establishment including swimming and ...
Álmos Becz, Júlia Katalin Török
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An annotated checklist of species in the family Lagenophryidae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia), With a brief review of their taxonomy, morphology, and biogeography

Zootaxa, 2016
The genera Lagenophrys Stein, 1852, Paralagenophrys Clamp, 1987, Clistolagenophrys Clamp, 1991, and Operculigera Kane, 1969 make up the family Lagenophryidae and, together, contain more than 80 species worldwide that live mainly as ectosymbionts of crustaceans.
Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura, Clamp, John C.
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Dead or Alive? Challenges in Discriminating Dietary From Host‐Associated Community via RNA and DNA Metabarcoding in a Filter Feeder

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 5, September–October 2025.
The present manuscript uses time series of highly standardized samples of a freshwater and a marine mussel from Germany to explore chances and challenges of identifying their associated community composition by a parallel DNA and RNA metabarcoding approach.
Isabelle Junk, Lina Frank, Nina Marschel, Henrik Krehenwinkel   +3 more
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Metabarcoding Unveils the Diversity and Dynamics of In Situ Diet and Symbionts Associated With Copepods in Chinese Coastal Waters

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Copepods are the key secondary producers in marine ecosystems, yet their in situ diet and symbionts remain underexplored due to technical challenges, limiting our understanding of their population dynamics and ecological functions. Using DNA metabarcoding, we jointly characterised the natural diet and symbionts of copepods across Chinese ...
Yu Zang, Yunyun Zhuang, Jingyi Zhu, Tianying Chen, Jianwei Chen, Zeqi Zheng, Hongju Chen, Huan Zhang, Senjie Lin, Guangxing Liu   +9 more
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