Colpidium colpoda (Losana, 1829) Ganner

Kim, Ji Hye & Jung, Ji Hye Moon and Jae-Ho, 2018, New records of 24 ciliate species (Protozoa, Ciliophora) collected in South Korea, Journal of Species Research 7 (4), pp. 291-314 : 307-308

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https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2018.7.4.291

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Colpidium colpoda (Losana, 1829) Ganner
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20. Colpidium colpoda (Losana, 1829) Ganner View in CoL and

Foissner, 1989 ( Fig. 20 View Fig )

Material examined. Freshwater collected from Gyeongpocheon River , Unjeong-dong , Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Korea (37°47 ʹ 20 ʺ N, 128°54 ʹ 34 ʺ E) on November 9, 2017 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body size 62-73 × 29-32 μm after protargol impregnation; oval to reniform; single ellipsoidal macronucleus, size about 26× 10 μm; single oval to spherical micronucleus size about 3-4.5 μm; 3 peniculi; semicir- cular undulating membrane; 60-66 somatic kineties; 2 secondary meridians between primary meridians in silverline system.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

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Remarks. Colpidium colpoda is similar to C. kleini Foissner, 1969 but different by the number of secondary meridians (2 vs. 1) and the number of somatic kineties (60- 66 vs. 32-44) ( Foissner et al., 1994).

Voucher slides. Two slides of protargol-impregnated specimens were deposited at National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea (NIBRPR0000109413, NI- BRPR0000109414).

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