Ciliated protists represent one of the most primitive and diverse lineages of eukaryotes, with
nuclear dimorphism, a distinctive sexual process (conjugation), and extensive genome …

The phylum Ciliophora is one of the most broadly studied protozoan lineages. The era of
molecular investigation has brought forth a major ongoing debate: is the subclass Peritrichia …

Peritrichia is a large and distinctive assemblage of ciliated protists that was first observed by
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek over 340 years ago. In the last two decades the evolutionary …

Species of the ciliate genera Myxophyllum and Conchophthirus are found as
endocommensals of terrestrial and freshwater mollusks, respectively. So far, there have …

During an investigation on freshwater peritrichs, a new colonial sessilid ciliate, Campanella
sinica n. sp., was isolated from aquatic plants in an artificial freshwater pond in Qingdao …

Mobilids are among the most taxonomically diverse but morphologically uniform groups of
epibiotic ciliates. They attach to their hosts by means of an adhesive disc as harmless …

Two populations of Epistylis wuhanensis n. sp., a new freshwater peritrich ciliate, were
isolated from different freshwater ponds located in Hubei, China. Their morphological …

Ciliates within the order Mobilida comprise a group of ectosymbionts that form ecologically
and economically important symbioses with aquatic organisms. However, despite their …

It is difficult to differentiate similar trichodinids solely based on morphological examination,
thus other identification methods, such as molecular identification, are necessary for …

During an investigation of parasitic ciliates in northern China, two Trichodina species, T.
acuta Lom, 1970 and T. nigra Lom, 1960, were isolated from the freshwater fish Cyprinus …