Frontonia angusta solea (Foissner, 1987)

Kim, Ji Hye, Omar, Atef & Jung, Ji Hye Moon and Jae-Ho, 2020, Taxonomy of 16 indigenous ciliate species (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from South Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (4), pp. 427-442 : 438-439

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https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2020.9.4.427

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13139452

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Frontonia angusta solea (Foissner, 1987)
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14. Frontonia angusta solea (Foissner, 1987) View in CoL

Foissner, Agatha & Berger, 2002 ( Fig. 14 View Fig )

Material examined. Temporal pond on a lawn in Gangneung-Wonju National University , Jukheon-gil 7, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Korea (37°46′12.4″N, 128°52′ 16.5″E) on 16 Aug 2019 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Size in vivo about 95 × 45 μm (n = 5). Elongate obovate with round anterior end. Single contractile vacuole in mid-body with about 3 excretory pores. Buccal cavity about 20 μm long. About 60 ciliary rows, 3 postoral kineties, and 4 vestibular kineties. Peniculi 1-3 each with 4 rows of basal bodies.

Distribution. Austria, Namibia, and Korea.

Remarks. The Korean F. angusta solea population agrees very well with the Namibian population ( Foissner et al., 2002). It is distinguishable from the most similar subspecies ( F. angusta angusta ) by the smaller size (70-100 μm vs. 90-135 μm in vivo) and the number of somatic kineties (<70 vs.>90).

Voucher slides. Two slides with protargol-impregnated specimens were deposited at National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBRPR0000110215, NIBRPR0000110 216).

Foissner, W., S. Agatha and H. Berger. 2002. Soil ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from Namibia (Southwest Africa), with emphasis on two contrasting environments, the Etosha region and the Namib desert. Part I: Text and line drawings. Denisia 5: 1 - 1063.

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Fig. 14. Photomicrograph of Frontonia angusta solea in vivo (A-D), after protargol impregnation (E) and silver carbonate staining (F). A. Slightly squeezed living cell. B. Original body shape. C, D. Embedded and extruded extrusomes (arrows). E. Ventral ciliature of weakly impregnated specimen. F. Somatic and oral ciliature. Scale bars=30 μm.