title: Taxonomic descriptions of three marine colepid ciliates, Nolandia sinica spec. nov., Apocoleps caoi spec. nov. and Tiarina fusa (Claparede & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881 (Ciliophora, Prorodontida).
abstract: The morphology of three marine colepid ciliates, Nolandia sinica spec. nov., Apocoleps caoi spec. nov. and Tiarina fusa (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881, isolated from Chinese coastal waters, was investigated. N. sinica spec. nov. may be separated from its congeners by the structure of its armour plates, each of which may have up to five reniform windows. A. caoi spec. nov. is characterized by its large body with broad anterior end and by having 10-12 long, sharp posterior spines. New data and an improved diagnosis are supplied for Tiarina fusa (Claparède & Lachmann, 1858) Bergh, 1881, which has a spindle-shaped body, about 16 ciliary rows and a single adoral organelle. Sequence similarities with other available colepid species were determined.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, PR China.|Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiangrui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
authors.forename: Weibo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Zoology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Khaled A S
authors.initials: KAS
authors.lastname: Al-Rasheid
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000469:parasitology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S