Morphological Descriptions and Ecological Information of Nine Oligotrich Ciliates (Ciliophora: Oligotrichia) from Southern Coast of Korea

Abstract

To supply the morphological and ecological information of oligotrich ciliates in Korean coastal water, water samples were collected seasonally in Gwangyang Bay and Jinhae Bay from August 2010 to May 2011. As a result, Strombidinopsis chilorhax, Strombidinopsis elongata, Lohmanniella oviformis, Pseudotontonia simplicidens, Strombidium bilobum, Strombidinum dalum, Strombidium epidemum, Strombidium pollostomum andStrombidium tressum were redescribed. These nine species were firstly reported from Korean coastal waters. Their seasonal and spatial distribution were also analyzed. S. tressum of nine species showed the highest abundance (≤ 10,600 cells/L) in November, 2010 (12.69 °C, 32.63 psu).ilorhax, Strombidinopsis elongata, Lohmanniella oviformis, Pseudotontonia simplicidens, Strombidium bilobum, Strombidinum dalum, Strombidium epidemum, Strombidium pollostomum andStrombidium tressum were redescribed. These nine species were firstly reported from Korean coastal waters. Their seasonal and spatial distribution were also analyzed. S. tressum of nine species showed the highest abundance (≤ 10,600 cells/L) in November, 2010 (12.69 °C, 32.63 psu).