Morphological characterization of two newly recorded ciliates Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi (Foissner, 1987) Li et al., 2017 and Climacostomum virens (Ehrenberg, 1838) Stein, 1859 from India

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  • Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • High Altitude Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Saproon – 173211, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
  • Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/170532

Keywords:

Ciliate, Himachal Pradesh, India, Morphology, Punjab, Silver Impregnation

Abstract

The present study provides a description of two ciliated protists from India, namely Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi (Foissner, 1987) Li et al., 2017 and Climacostomum virens (Ehrenberg, 1838) Stein, 1859. Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi was isolated from a soil sample collected from a coffee field in Punjab, while Climacostomum virens was isolated from a water sample collected from Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh. The details of the species are presented based on live observations and silver impregnation.

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2023-11-03

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Ghosh, A., Krishnan, S., Bharti, D., Pathania, P. C., & Kumar, S. (2023). Morphological characterization of two newly recorded ciliates <I>Uroleptus</I> (<I>Caudiholosticha</I>) <I>stueberi</I> (Foissner, 1987) Li <I>et al</I>., 2017 and <I>Climacostomum virens</I> (Ehrenberg, 1838) Stein, 1859 from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/170532

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