New Records of Three Oxvtrichid Hvpotrichs (Ciliophora : Hvpotrichida: Oxvtrichidae) from the Han River in Seoul, Korea

서울지역 한강에 서식하는 3종의 미기록 하모충류

  • Shin, Mann-Kyoon (Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Won (Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 신만균 (서울대학교 자연과학대학 분자생물과) ;
  • 김원 (서울대학교 자연과학대학 분자생물과)
  • Published : 1993.04.01

Abstract

Three species of oxvtrichid hypotrichs collected from the Han River on Sune 6, and August 26, 1992 have been cultured at laboratory. Thev were identified as Oxvtricha hvmenostoma Stokes, .1887, 0. hoemutoplasma Blatterer and Foissner, 1990 and Tochvsomu pellionellum (Muller, 1773). These species are reported for the first time from Korea. Morphological and biometrical studies were carried out by observing both wild and cultured cells and the infraciliature of silver stained specimens. The present species were redescribed and analvzed biometricallv.

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