Protistology 5 (2/3) 101–130 (2007/8)
The free-living ciliates of the Mexican Gulf coast near Port Aransas city and its suburbs (South Texas, USA)
Ilham Alekperov 1, Edward Buskey 2 and Nataly Snegovaya 1
1 Institute of Zoology, NAS of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Summary
Free-living ciliates of the Mexican Gulf coast near Port Aransas city and its suburbs were studied.
A total of 28 species of marine ciliates found in psammon, periphyton and plankton were measured and
identified. Six new species are established: Holophrya portaransasii sp. n., Zosterodasys texensis
sp. n., Z. minor sp. n., Strombidinopsis magna sp. n., Paratontonia mononucleata sp. n.,
Euplotes minor sp. n. All descriptions (6 new and 22 most characteristic species) are based on live
observations, morphometric analysis, protargol and silver nitrate impregnations.
Key words: Ciliophora, Mexican Gulf, psammon, periphyton, plankton
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