taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
070387C8D63E050B4E4F23A5D9F5FB55.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14806355/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14806355	Figure 1. Polystichothrix monilata sp. nov. from live specimens (A, E, F) and after protargol staining (B–D, G). A, ventral view of a representative specimen. B, C, ventral (B) and dorsal (C) view of holotype, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus; arrowheads indicate postoral ventral cirri, arrow in (B) indicates frontoventral cirrus, whereas in (C) the arrow indicates anterior-most dikinetids of dorsal kinety 4, dotted lines in (B) indicate presumptive ontogenetic relationships amongst cirri, deduced from interphase specimens. D, detail from a specimen with five postoral ventral cirri (arrowheads) and eight transverse cirri; arrows indicate two fine pretransverse ventral cirri and dotted lines indicate presumptive ontogenetic relationships amongst cirri, deduced from interphase specimens. E, F, distribution of cortical granules on ventral (E) and dorsal (F) sides. G, ventral view of a representative specimen, showing infraciliature, nuclear apparatus, and the fibre system; arrow indicates the strong pharyngeal fibres. Abbreviations: AFR, anterior frontal row; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; BC, buccal cirrus; DK1–5, dorsal kineties 1–5; EM, endoral membrane; FC, frontal cirri; LMR, left marginal cirri row; Ma, macronuclear segments; Mi, micronuclei; PFR, posterior frontal row; PM, paroral membrane; PTVC, pretransverse ventral cirri; RMR, right marginal cirri row; TC, transverse cirri; VR1–5, ventral rows 1–5. Scale bars = 60 lm (A); 30 lm (B, C, G).	Figure 1. Polystichothrix monilata sp. nov. from live specimens (A, E, F) and after protargol staining (B–D, G). A, ventral view of a representative specimen. B, C, ventral (B) and dorsal (C) view of holotype, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus; arrowheads indicate postoral ventral cirri, arrow in (B) indicates frontoventral cirrus, whereas in (C) the arrow indicates anterior-most dikinetids of dorsal kinety 4, dotted lines in (B) indicate presumptive ontogenetic relationships amongst cirri, deduced from interphase specimens. D, detail from a specimen with five postoral ventral cirri (arrowheads) and eight transverse cirri; arrows indicate two fine pretransverse ventral cirri and dotted lines indicate presumptive ontogenetic relationships amongst cirri, deduced from interphase specimens. E, F, distribution of cortical granules on ventral (E) and dorsal (F) sides. G, ventral view of a representative specimen, showing infraciliature, nuclear apparatus, and the fibre system; arrow indicates the strong pharyngeal fibres. Abbreviations: AFR, anterior frontal row; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; BC, buccal cirrus; DK1–5, dorsal kineties 1–5; EM, endoral membrane; FC, frontal cirri; LMR, left marginal cirri row; Ma, macronuclear segments; Mi, micronuclei; PFR, posterior frontal row; PM, paroral membrane; PTVC, pretransverse ventral cirri; RMR, right marginal cirri row; TC, transverse cirri; VR1–5, ventral rows 1–5. Scale bars = 60 lm (A); 30 lm (B, C, G).	2017-12-31	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan		Zenodo	biologists	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan			
070387C8D63805054DDC27F4D957FBA4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14806357/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14806357	Figure 3. Lamtostyla ovalis sp. nov. from live specimens (A) and after protargol staining (B–I). A, ventral view of a representative specimen. B, C, ventral (B) and dorsal (C) views of holotype specimen, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus; arrowhead in (B) indicates buccal cirrus, arrowheads in (C) indicate micronuclei. D, ventral view of a specimen with six frontoventral and four transverse cirri; arrowhead indicates the buccal cirrus. E, ventral view, showing macronuclear segments (arrowheads) and the thread (arrow) between them. F, dorsal view of anterior region of cell, showing distribution of dikinetids (arrowheads). G, ventral view of holotype specimen, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus, arrowhead indicates buccal cirrus. H, I, ventral view of representative specimen; arrowhead indicates buccal cirrus, arrows show pretransverse ventral cirri; double arrowhead in (H) indicates micronucleus and in (I) indicates a small ingested ciliate. Abbreviations: ACR, amphisiellid median cirral row; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; CV, contractile vacuole; DK1–3, dorsal kineties 1–3; EM, endoral membrane; FC, frontal cirri; FVC, frontoventral cirri; LMR, left marginal cirri row; Ma, macronuclear segments; PM, paroral membrane; PTVC, pretransverse ventral cirri; RMR, right marginal cirri row; TC, transverse cirri. Scale bars = 30 lm.	Figure 3. Lamtostyla ovalis sp. nov. from live specimens (A) and after protargol staining (B–I). A, ventral view of a representative specimen. B, C, ventral (B) and dorsal (C) views of holotype specimen, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus; arrowhead in (B) indicates buccal cirrus, arrowheads in (C) indicate micronuclei. D, ventral view of a specimen with six frontoventral and four transverse cirri; arrowhead indicates the buccal cirrus. E, ventral view, showing macronuclear segments (arrowheads) and the thread (arrow) between them. F, dorsal view of anterior region of cell, showing distribution of dikinetids (arrowheads). G, ventral view of holotype specimen, showing infraciliature and nuclear apparatus, arrowhead indicates buccal cirrus. H, I, ventral view of representative specimen; arrowhead indicates buccal cirrus, arrows show pretransverse ventral cirri; double arrowhead in (H) indicates micronucleus and in (I) indicates a small ingested ciliate. Abbreviations: ACR, amphisiellid median cirral row; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; CV, contractile vacuole; DK1–3, dorsal kineties 1–3; EM, endoral membrane; FC, frontal cirri; FVC, frontoventral cirri; LMR, left marginal cirri row; Ma, macronuclear segments; PM, paroral membrane; PTVC, pretransverse ventral cirri; RMR, right marginal cirri row; TC, transverse cirri. Scale bars = 30 lm.	2017-12-31	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan		Zenodo	biologists	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan			
070387C8D63805054DDC27F4D957FBA4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14806359/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14806359	Figure 5. The maximum likelihood (ML) tree inferred from small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences, showing the position of the new species Polystichothrix monilata sp. nov. and Lamtostyla ovalis sp. nov. (indicated in bold font). Bootstrap values above 50 for ML and posterior probability values above 0.5 for Bayesian inference (BI) are given at nodes. Stars in different colours mark oxytrichids with frontal-ventral-transverse cirri of different numbers (green <18; blue = 18; red> 18). Orange triangles mark oxytrichids with dorsomarginal kineties but lacking dorsal kinety fragmentation; black triangles mark oxytrichids with dorsomarginal kineties and dorsal kinety fragmentation; black triangles with question marks indicate oxytrichids lacking morphogenetic information but that we speculate have dorsomarginal kineties and dorsal kinety fragmentation; green triangle marks oxytrichids with dorsal kinety fragmentation but lacking dorsomarginal kineties. All branches are drawn to scale. Scale bar corresponds to five substitutions per 100 nucleotide positions.	Figure 5. The maximum likelihood (ML) tree inferred from small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences, showing the position of the new species Polystichothrix monilata sp. nov. and Lamtostyla ovalis sp. nov. (indicated in bold font). Bootstrap values above 50 for ML and posterior probability values above 0.5 for Bayesian inference (BI) are given at nodes. Stars in different colours mark oxytrichids with frontal-ventral-transverse cirri of different numbers (green <18; blue = 18; red> 18). Orange triangles mark oxytrichids with dorsomarginal kineties but lacking dorsal kinety fragmentation; black triangles mark oxytrichids with dorsomarginal kineties and dorsal kinety fragmentation; black triangles with question marks indicate oxytrichids lacking morphogenetic information but that we speculate have dorsomarginal kineties and dorsal kinety fragmentation; green triangle marks oxytrichids with dorsal kinety fragmentation but lacking dorsomarginal kineties. All branches are drawn to scale. Scale bar corresponds to five substitutions per 100 nucleotide positions.	2017-12-31	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan		Zenodo	biologists	Luo, Xiaotian;Gao, Feng;Yi, Zhenzhen;Pan, Ying;Al-Farraj, Saleh A.;Warren, Alan			
