Morphology and ecology of the cosmopolitan ciliate prorodon viridis

Authors: Esteban, G.F. and Finlay, B.J.

Journal: Archiv fur Protistenkunde

Volume: 147

Issue: 2

Pages: 181-188

ISSN: 0003-9365

DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9365(96)80032-7

Abstract:

Descriptions are provided of the morphology, infraciliature, life cycle, and ecology of the freshwater ciliate Prorodon viridis. P. viridis is a prostomatid ciliate with endosymbiotic Chlorellae and with a cosmopolitan distribution. The ciliate lives close to the oxic-anoxic boundary in freshwater lakes and ponds worldwide, and it is able to survive in anoxic, dimly-lit deep waters. The O2-evolving endosymbionts - the zoochlorellae - probably sustain the aerobic respiration of the ciliate host. The vertical distribution of this species in natural oxygen gradients is described. © by Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena.

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