Table 2 in Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudocyrtohymenides lacunae nov. gen., nov. spec. (Ciliophora: Oxytrichidae) from South Korea

Table 2. Comparison of morphological features of Pseudocyrtohymenides lacunae nov. spec. to closely related species.
CharacteristicsaPseudocyrtohymenides lacunae nov. spec.Pseudocyrtohymena koreana (type species)Rubrioxytricha indicaBody, size105 × 37112 × 4769 × 27Cytoplasm, colourcolourlesscolourlesscolourlessCortical granules, colouryellowishyellowishdark greenishContractile vacuole, number113Adoral membranelles, number31–4438–5327–31Caudal cirri, number (in each dorsal kinety 1–3)0 (0, 0, 0)1–3 (0, 0, 1–3)1 (0, 0, 1)Dorsal kineties, numberb4 or 5 (usually 4)55Fragmentation of dorsal kinety 3absentabsentabsentData sourcethis studyJung et al. (2015)Naqvi et al. (2006)
All measurements in µm.
aData based on protargol-impregnated specimens.
bIncluding dorsomarginal rows.