Redescriptions of Euplotes encysticus and E. rariseta (Protist: Ciliophora: Euplotida) Author Kim, Eun-Hee Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Kyungnam University, Changwon 51767, Republic of Korea & W & S Ecosystem Assessment Institute, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon 51745, Republic of Korea Author Lee, Won Je Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Kyungnam University, Changwon 51767, Republic of Korea wonje@kyungnam.ac.kr text Journal of Species Research 2019 2019-02-28 8 1 128 135 journal article 58759 10.12651/JSR.2019.8.1.128 210b2572-6c3e-417b-9cc0-d06c0144c752 2713-8615 8120462

Table 1. Morphometric data of Euplotes encysticus and E. rariseta. AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; CL, cell length; AM, adoral membranelles; FVC, frontoventral cirri; TC, transverse cirri; MC, marginal cirri; CC, caudal cirri; DK, dorsal kinety; DDK, dikinetids in mid-DK; PM, paroral membrane; n, number.

Characteristics		Euplotes encysticus				Euplotes rariseta
Cell length (μm)	in vivo	63-79(68.5± 4.92)	62-74	80-90	32-44(36.6± 5.88)	30-45		30-50
Cell width (μm)	in vivo	41-61(50.2± 5.71)	41-53	50-65	23-35 (26.1± 3.73)	20-31		20-40
Cell length (μm) Cell width (μm) AZM length(μm) CL: AZM ratio AM(n) FVC (n) TC (n) MC (n) CC (n) DK(n) DDK (n) PM(μm) Macronuclear shape	Protargol ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ ʺ	44-56(50.1± 3.30) 28-38(33.9± 2.58) 32-39(36.1± 1.87) 0.66-0.78(0.72± 0.04) 31-36(34.0± 1.75) 9 5 2 2-3 (2.1± 0.27) 7 20-22 (20.3± 0.65) 9-14 (10.3± 1.25) C-shape	30-35 9 5 2 2 C-shape	67-90 44-67 50-80 0.6-0.9 35-43 9 5 2 2 7 21-30 C-shape	23-30(26.6± 1.88) 17-20(17.6± 1.14) 18-21(19.1± 0.83) 0.28-0.77(0.72± 0.04) 18-22(20.3± 1.23) 10 5 1 2 6 5-7 (6.1± 0.80) 2-3 (2.73± 0.41) Horseshoe-shape	10 1 2 6 6 S-shape	22-30 17-23 17-21 10 5-7	17-22 7 5-7
Cell numbers, measured		25			21
References		Present study	Yonezawa (1985)	Fan et al., 2010	Present study	Curd et al.(1974)	Song and Packoff (1997)	Ma et al.(2007)