Frontonia Ehrenberg, 1838

Yildiz, İsmail, Received, Naciye Gülkız Şenler & Online, Published, 2013, Frontonia anatolica n. sp., a new peniculid ciliate (Protista, Ciliophora) from Lake Van, Turkey, Turkish Journal of Zoology 37 (1), pp. 24-30 : 25-26

3.4. Genus Frontonia Ehrenberg, 1838

3.4.1. Frontonia anatolica n. sp.

(Figures 1a–h, 2a–m; Table 1, 2)

Diagnosis: Size about 101–134 × 47–67 µm in vivo, body shape ellipsoidal, dorsoventrally slightly flattened of about 2:3 to 1:2. Oral cavity in body midline occupying about 18% of body length. 78–105 somatic, 3 vestibular, and 3–5 postoral kineties.Peniculi 1 and 2 each have 4 rows, whereas peniculus 3 has 2 ciliary rows. Macronucleus ellipsoidal to ovoidal. One elliptical to spherical micronucleus attached to macronucleus. Two contractile vacuoles each with 6–8 collecting canals, located in anterior and posterior body parts. Extrusomes spindle shaped.

*Upper rows obtained from silver nitrate impregnated specimens, lower rows obtained from live specimens.

Abbreviations: CV = Coefficient of variation (%); Max = Maximum value of examined specimens; Mean = Arithmetic mean; Min = Minimum value of examined specimens; N = Number of individuals examined; SD = Standard deviation; SE = Standard error of arithmetic mean.