해산 섬모충류 Favella ehrenbergii 의 형태 및 분류학적 연구

Abstract

F. ehrenbergii is widely distributed in marine water, its infraciliature is still unknow. The taxonomic description of this species has been based on lorica shape. However, several studies have been reported the variation of lorica shape within the Favella. In this laboratory culturing study, the morphology and morphologenesis of F. ehrenbergii were observed using the protargol staining method, and small subunit rDNA sequence were also analyzed. Our morphological data showed 16-18 of oral kinetids and almost 100 of somatic kineties. Compared with other species, oral kinetids and somatic kineties of F. ehrenbergii certainly differed from those of F.panamensis (22 of oral kinetids and 74 of somatic kineties) and F.novaeangliae (24 of oral kinetids and 35 of somatic kineties)