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Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer H & Wan KY (2024) Bioelectric control of locomotor gaits in the walking ciliate Euplotes Current Biology 34(4): 697-709.e6.
Division/Phylum: Ciliates/Ciliophora Class: Spirotrichea
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For strain taxonomy we generally use AlgaeBase for algae and
Adl et al. (2019) for protists.
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Bacteria and other organisms present; maintained by serial subculture; 21 deg C, low light (approx. 1-19 lux), sub 3-4 weeks
| Attributes | |
| Authority | Müller 1786 |
| Isolator | Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer (2020) |
| Collection Site | Cultures of coral larvae Horniman Museum Aquarium, London |
| Notes | Identified by 18S DNA sequencing and morphology; accession sheet noted contained Oxyrrhis marina, Stygamoeba regulata and possibly other eukaryotic organisms. The cell body is approximately 70-90 micrometer long, 30-45 micrometer wide and 15-20 micometer high. It has 10 frontoventral cirri, 5 transverse cirri, typically 4 caudal cirri, a single type dorsal argyrome, and a C-like shaped macronucleus with a twisted extension and a micronucleus at the anterior end of the cell. It swims along helical trajectories with a mean speed of 550 micometer per second. The cell also has a surface based motility comprising of three gaits: stop, forward walking and turns. |
| Axenicity Status | Bacteria and other organisms present |
| Area | Europe |
| Country | UK |
| Environment | Marine |
| GMO | No |
| Group | Protozoa |
| In Scope of Nagoya Protocol | No |
| ABS Note | Collected post Nagoya Protocol from a country with no ABS measures at time of access. No known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain. |
| Collection Date | December 2020 |
| Pathogen | Not pathogenic: Hazard Class 1 |
| Strain Maintenance Sheet | SM_Euplotes.pdf |
| Toxin Producer | Not Toxic / No Data |
| Type Culture | No |
| Taxonomy WoRMS ID | 417119 |