Morphology, biometry and taxonomic position of two peritrich ciliate Protozoa found in activated sludge |
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| Authors: | G Fernandez-Leborans P Moro |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratorio de Biologia General, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. |
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| Abstract: | The morphology of two sessile peritrich species taken from a plant for the processing of activated sludge is described. One of these species, having a non-contractile, branched peduncle, belongs to the genus, Heteropolaria, and the other having a single, contractile stalk, is a member of the genus Vorticella. A statistical and biometric study is made of their morphological characteristics, and the taxonomic position of both ciliates is discussed. |
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