Protistology 6 (4) 227–235 (2010/11) |
Paramecium genus: biodiversity, some morphological features and the key to the main morphospecies discrimination |
Sergei I. Fokin Department of Invertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, Russia Summary Biodiversity of the genus Paramecium and its worldwide distribution are discussed. A simple and reliable way of species discrimination based on variation in the morphology of micronuclei and contractile vacuoles is presented. Key words: contractile vacuole, distribution, key to discrimination, micronuclei, morphospecies, Paramecium Address for correspondence: Sergei I. Fokin. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb. 7/9, St.Petersburg, Russia, 199034 Russia; e-mail: sifokin@mail.ru |
| Load PDF | Back to Contents | |