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A Reassessment of the Genus Strombidinopsis (Ciliophora, Choreotrichida) with Descriptions of Four New Planktonic Species and Remarks in its Taxonomy and Phylogeny

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. H. Lynn
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
D. J. S. Montagnes
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1S7, Canada
T. Dale
Affiliation:
Sogn and Fjordane College, Postboks 39, N 5801 Sogndal, Norway
G. L. Gilron
Affiliation:
Borealis Environmental Consulting Inc., 1728 156A St, White Rock, British Columbia, V4A 4W1, Canada
S. L. Strom
Affiliation:
School of Oceanography WB-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

Extract

Strombidinopsis species were collected from theGulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Maine, and Barents Sea. Six strains were conservatively placed in six species: Strombidinopsis chilorhax sp. nov.; Strombidinopsis batos sp. nov.; Strombidinopsis sphaira sp. nov.;Strombidinopsis cercionis sp. nov.;Strombidinopsis acuminatum Fauré-Fremiet, 1924; and Strombidinopsis spiniferum (Leegaard, 1915) comb. nov. Based on the characters of these species, the diagnosis of the genus Strombidinopsis was revised.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1991

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