Taxonomic Descriptions of Some Conspicuous Species of Strobilidiine Ciliates (Ciliophora: Choreotrichida) from the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine
Taxonomic Descriptions of Some Conspicuous Species of Strobilidiine Ciliates (Ciliophora: Choreotrichida) from the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine
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DOI：
10.1017/s0025315400028770
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发表时间：
1988-11
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
D. Lynn;D. Montagnes
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作者：
D. Lynn;D. Montagnes
海洋浮游生物含有极其多样化的纤毛虫组合，这些纤毛虫对浮游能量流可能很重要（例如参见 Burkill 等人，1987 年；Porter 等人，1985 年；Rassoulzadegan 和 Sheldon，1986 年；Sherr 和 Sherr，1987 年；Stoecker、Michaels 和 Davis，1987 年；Verity，1987 年）。许多海洋纤毛虫本质上很脆弱，直到最近才得到很好的收集。因此，浮游生物采样中常常完全遗漏它们。在对缅因湾浅滩群岛浮游纤毛虫的作用进行调查时（Montagnes & Lynn，1988；Montagnes、Lynn、Roff & Taylor，1988），对样品进行布安固定以保存这些脆弱的物种。随后对纤毛虫进行定量 Protargol 银染色，以估计物种丰度和生物量（Montagnes & Lynn，1987）。这种染色方法除了提供丰度和细胞体积的定量估计之外，还通过揭示细胞结构提供了宝贵的分类信息。因此，可以将缅因湾的纤毛虫与所描述的物种进行比较。
The marine plankton contains an extremely diverse assemblage of ciliates which may be important in planktonic energy flow (e.g. see Burkill et al. 1987; Porter et al. 1985; Rassoulzadegan & Sheldon, 1986; Sherr & Sherr, 1987; Stoecker, Michaels & Davis, 1987; Verity, 1987). Many marine ciliates are delicate in nature and until recently have been poorly collected. Thus, they are often entirely missed in plankton sampling. During an investigation of the role of planktonic ciliates at the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine (Montagnes & Lynn, 1988; Montagnes, Lynn, Roff & Taylor, 1988) samples were Bouin-fixed to preserve these delicate species. The ciliates were subsequently quantitatively protargol silver-stained to estimate species abundances and biomass (Montagnes & Lynn, 1987). This staining method, in addition to providing quantitative estimates of abundance and cell volume, gives invaluable taxonomic information by revealing cellular structures. Thus, it has been possible to compare the ciliates from the Gulf of Maine with described species.