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A general overview of the typical 18 frontal-ventral-transverse cirri oxytrichidae s. l. genera (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)

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Oxytrichidae s. l. ciliates usually have 18 frontal-ventral-transverse cirri which are clustered to six distinct groups usually originating from six longitudinal primordia segregating 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4 cirri. During morphogenesis, three dorsal kineties anlagen are primarily formed. Fragmentation of kinety 3 usually present, while sometimes secondarily lost. Dorsomarginal kineties are formed, while sometimes lost. Oxytrichids tend to have overlapping characters, e.g. cell shape and size, infraciliature, pellicle features. This makes a great problem for genera separation. In the present work, all typical 18 frontal-ventral-transverse-cirri Oxytrichidae s. l. genera were revised systematically based on their living morphology, ciliature patterns and dorsal morphogenetic features. The outline of the genera, the schematic illustrations, and the key to typical 18 frontal-ventral-transverse-cirri genera of Oxytrichidae s. l. were clarified. Additionally, some morphological and morphogenetic patterns were summarized and compared.

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Shao, C., Lu, X. & Ma, H. A general overview of the typical 18 frontal-ventral-transverse cirri oxytrichidae s. l. genera (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia). J. Ocean Univ. China 14, 522–532 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-015-2482-7

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