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Issue: Vol. 5415 No. 2: 21 Feb. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-02-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.3
Page range: 269-299
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Checklist of species in the genus Epistylis (Ciliophora, Peritrichia): the first step for a taxonomic revision

School of Health and Life Sciences; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul; Brazil
School of Health and Life Sciences; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul; Brazil
Department of Life Sciences; Natural History Museum; London; UK
School of Health and Life Sciences; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul; Brazil
Protist taxonomy ciliates peritrichs

Abstract

The subclass Peritrichia includes sessile ciliates that attach to aquatic non-living or living substrates. In the case of the latter, they live in a relationship called epibiosis. The genus Epistylis Ehrenberg,1830 is the second-most speciose genus within Sessilida, being characterized by its colonial lifestyle and having a non-contractile stalk. Species of Epistylis have been described from a wide range of aquatic habitats worldwide. The main goal of the present study is to provide a global checklist of the valid species of Epistylis, which may serve as a first step towards a taxonomic review of the genus.

 

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