Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef
Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef
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DOI：
10.1128/aem.01124-07
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Willis, Bette L.
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作者：
Bourne, David G.;Boyett, Holly V.;Willis, Bette L.
与珊瑚病褐带（BrB）相关的纤毛虫被鉴定为属于寡膜纲纲、盾纤毛亚纲的新种。纤毛虫的特征是存在大量细胞内甲藻，并表现出细长的管状身体结构。除了尾部区域的三个不同的纤毛外，它们具有均匀的纤毛，并且通常长度为200至400μm，宽度为20至50μm。
A ciliate associated with the coral disease brown band (BrB) was identified as a new species belonging to the class Oligohymenophorea, subclass Scuticociliatia. The ciliates were characterized by the presence of large numbers of intracellular dinoflagellates and displayed an elongated, tube-shaped body structure. They had uniform ciliature, except for three distinct cilia in the caudal region, and were typically 200 to 400 mu m in length and 20 to 50 mu m in width.