The morphology and infraciliature of the rare heterotrichid ciliate Copemetopus subsalsus Villeneuve-Brachon, 1940 were studied in live and protargol-impregnated specimens and also by scanning electron microscopy. It is characterized by a dumbbell- shaped macronucleus, a specific dorsal brush cilia, an oblique peristome, and a distinct S-shaped adoral zone of membranelles equipped with whip-shaped anterior adoral membranelles.
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1 March 2001
Redescription of the Rare Heterotrichid Ciliate, Copemetopus subsalsus Villeneuve-Brachon, 1940
KHALED A. S. AL-RASHEID
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The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Vol. 48 • No. 2
March 2001
Vol. 48 • No. 2
March 2001
Al-Hassa oasis
hypersaline ponds
infraciliature
light microscopy
Saudi Arabia
SEM