Protistology 7 (1) 5–33 (2012) |
Ciliates of the coastal zone in the southern basin of Lake Baikal (Part 1) |
1 Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan
Summary The paper presents a new revision of the ciliate fauna of the Lake Baikal shallow. During July and August 2008, free-living ciliates inhabiting macrophytes and sands in the open littoral zone of Lake Baikal were studied. Description of 18 species are given; seven of them (Urotricha baikalensis Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., U. pseudovenatrix Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., Prorodon atypicus Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., Frontonia disciformis Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., F. cristallophora Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., Condylostoma longicaudata Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n., Wilbertella baikalica Alekperov, Obolkina, Wilbert sp. n.) were described for the first time. Key words: ciliates, fresh waters, Lake Baikal
Address for correspondence: Ilham Alekperov. Laboratory of Protistology, Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, 370073; e-mail: i_alekperov@yahoo.com |
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