Table 2 in New observations of Papulifères, putative ciliate cysts, from the plankton of the Chukchi Sea (Western Arctic Ocean) in August of 2023

Table 2. The morphological characteristics and sample data (stations and nominal concentrations) of the apparently new Papulifère forms found in the samples taken in 2023. LD refers to longest dimension of the main body (excluding filaments if present). In Morphology Notes, ‘Differs from fig. x.x’ refer to the figures in Dolan et al. 2023; figures are also given in the Supplementary File.
Cyst typeMorphology NotesStation (s) found [conc. #L-1] # specimens2AFusopsis sp., spindle smooth surface/LD 115 µm Differs from fig 6j in larger size and absence of a posterior knob37 [0.01] 22BFusopsis sp., spindle smooth surface/LD 75–85/µm short (3–5µm) filaments Differs from figs 6 f,g,l in larger size and spine lengths & numbers40 [.007] 12CFusopsis sp., spindle smooth surface/LD 50µm/5 long, 25 µm filaments Differs from fig 6c in overall shape small size54 [0.016] 12DFusopsis sp., spindle smooth surface/LD 50 µm/ 3 pairs 30 µm filaments Differs from fig 6g,1 in larger size and filaments in pairs59 [0.007] 12ESphaeropsis sp., oblong smooth surface/ LD 35µm/ 3 10 µm filaments Differs from fig 7f in smaller size and smooth surface10 [0.04] 12FSphaeropsis sp., oblong smooth surface/LD 70 µm Differs from fig 7h in smaller size and ovoid shape10 [0.01] 42GSphaeropsis sp., spherical smooth surface/LD 80 µm Differs from fig 7h in smaller size39 [0.08] 2, 60 [0.08] 12HSphaeropsis sp., oblong smooth surface/LD 105 µm Differs in overall size and shape from other Sphaeropsis in fig740 [0.004] 1