FIGURE 1 in Description and phylogeny of a new prostomatid, Metacystis similis nov. spec. (Protista, Ciliophora) from the East China Sea

FIGURE 1. Metacystis similis nov. spec.(A, I) and similar congeners (B-H). A. Morphology of a living cell. B. Metacystis striata (Pop. I), from Stokes, 1893. C. Metacystis hyperhalina, from Dietz, 1964. D. Metacystis parastriata, from Chen, 2009. E. Metacystis elongata, from Kahl, 1928. F. Metacystis striata (Pop. II), from Borror, 1972. G. Metacystis striata (Pop. III), from Foissner, 1984. H. the infraciliature of Metacystis striata (Pop. III), from Foissner, 1984. I. Metacystis sp., from Dragesco & Dragesco-Kernéis, 1986. J. Infraciliature of Metacystis similis nov. spec. Cy, cytostome; DK, circumoral dikinetids; FV, food vacuole; Ma, Macronucleus; MK, circumoral monokinetids; arrowhead shows circumoral dikinetids; arrow indicates circumoral monokinetids. Scale bars: 50 µm (Figs. A, B-F, I); 40 µm (Fig. E).