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A new species of ciliates,Hemiophrys polymicronuclei sp. nov. from Donghu Lake, Hubei province

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A new species of ciliatesHemiophrys polymicronuclei sp. nov. from Donghu Lake is described. It is characterized by its colorless to yellowish, soft, flat and spindle-shaped body with four micronuclei. The right side of the body is a little more convex than the left side, and more transparent at both anterior and posterior ends. Its slit-like cytostome accounts for 1/4 of the body length on the left side without any trichocyst. There are two rows of trichites near the right anterior end, 6–8 straight bristles on the pellicle opposite the cytostome, 23–25 rows of kinetides on the right side of the body, two ellipsoid macronuclei and many contractile vacuoles in the cytoplasm.

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Lianxiang, L. A new species of ciliates,Hemiophrys polymicronuclei sp. nov. from Donghu Lake, Hubei province. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 8, 97–100 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846456

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