Cyclidium varibonneti Song, 2000

Chae, Kyu-Seok, Jung, Jongwoo, Lee, Won Je & Min, Gi-Sik, 2022, Unrecorded species of Korean protozoans discovered through the project of ‘ Discovery of Korean Indigenous Species’ II, Journal of Species Research 11 (4), pp. 335-342 : 341

17. Cyclidium varibonneti Song, 2000

Dzƞflfiú꼬ƞḑAEệ (ṵÿ) ( Fig. 4G, H ) Cyclidium varibonneti Song, 2000 .

Material examined. Changwon-si (35°09′47.93″N, 128° 34′43.96″E), South Korea; 24 April 2021.

Deposition. NIBRPR0000111053.

World distribution. China and South Korea.

Diagnosis. Cells are 19-27 μm long, oval in ventral view and not flattened. Food granules of equal size are often observed. Distinct pellicle ridges are present between somatic kineties. Somatic cilia are slightly longer than extended paroral cilia, about 10 μm long. Caudal cilium is about 20 μm long. Eleven or 12 somatic kineties. Oral apparatus as described originally; scutica possibly composed of three dikinetids arranged closely beneath posterior end of paroral membrane.

Figures

Fig. 4. Photomicrographs of Ciliophora (A-H). A, B, ventral (A) and dorsal (B) view of Monomicrocaryon saprobia after protargol impregnation; C, D, general appearance of Parauronema virginianum. E, F, general appearance of Uronema nigricans; G, H, general appearance of Cyclidium varibonneti; BF, buccal field; CC, caudal cilium. Scale bars: A, B=50μm; C-H=10μm.