Table 1 Revised ciliate checklist: seasonality as well as maximum abundance, the mean biovolume and mean carbon content of each taxon according to the results of both monitoring programmes and occurrence frequency of each taxon according to the results of the second monitoring
From: A survey of ciliates at the long-term sampling station “Helgoland Roads”, North Sea
Ciliates | Observed seasonality | Occurrence frequency (%)a | Maximum (cells L−1) | Month with maxima | Biovolume (μm3 cell−1 ) | Carbon (pg cell−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Order Strombidiida | ||||||
Cyrtostrombidium sp.1 70 μm | Jan–Dec | 7 | 480 | Apr | 9,845 | 1,871 |
Cyrtostrombidium sp.2 160 μm | Apr–Jan | 3 | 80 | Oct | 170,893 | 32,470 |
Laboea strobila | Jan–Nov | 57 | 2,240 | Mar | 91,865 | 17,454 |
Strombidium capitatum | Jan–Oct | 23 | 1,120 | Apr | 99,785 | 18,959 |
Strombidium cf. acutum | Jan–Dec | 8 | 3,020 | Apr | 43,563 | 8,277 |
Strombidium cf. conicum | Mar–Sep | 16 | 360 | May | 24,877 | 4,727 |
Strombidium cf. emergens | Jan–Nov | 41 | 2,727 | Jun | 35,923 | 6,825 |
Strombidium cf. epidemum | Jan–Dec | 77 | 24,840 | Apr | 6,465 | 1,228 |
Strombidium cf. lynii | Jan–Dec | 39 | 487 | Aug | 36,968 | 7,024 |
Strombidium siculum | May–Sep | 6 | 73 | Jul | 11,375 | 2,161 |
Strombidium cf. stylifer | Jan–Dec | 78 | 2,480 | May | 7,296 | 1,386 |
Strombidium cf. sulcatum | Jan–Oct | 59 | 8,213 | May | 8,862 | 1,684 |
Strombidium cf. tressum | Mar–Sep | 22 | 2,640 | Apr | 9,694 | 1,842 |
Strombidium sp.1 20 μm | Jan–Dec | 71 | 4,987 | Jun | 4,977 | 946 |
Strombidium sp.2 25 μm | Feb–Sep | 14 | 1,680 | Jul | 2,463 | 468 |
Strombidium sp.3 30 μm a | Jan–Dec | 12 | 540 | Apr | 5,893 | 1,120 |
Strombidium sp.4 30 μm b | Sep–May | 3 | 200 | May/Oct | 4,157 | 790 |
Strombidium sp.5 35 μm | Jan–Dec | 28 | 580 | Aug | 8,244 | 1,566 |
Strombidium sp.6 50 μm | Jan–Sep | 11 | 367 | Jul | 9,390 | 1,784 |
Strombidium sp.7 60 μm | Jan–Dec | 22 | 1,200 | Jul | 19,294 | 3,666 |
Strombidium sp.8 100 μm | Jan–Dec | 11 | 267 | May | 105,853 | 20,112 |
Tontonia gracillima | Jan–Dec | 74 | 3,740 | Aug | 25,089 | 4,767 |
Tontonia sp. | Jan–Dec | 17 | 2,553 | Jul | 3,886 | 738 |
Order Choreotrichida | ||||||
Leegaardiella cf. ovalis | Jan–Dec | 36 | 380 | Feb | 5,594 | 1,063 |
Leegaardiella cf. sol | Jan–Dec | 20 | 780 | Apr | 22,301 | 4,237 |
Lohmanniella oviformis | Nov–Aug | 42 | 2,753 | Jun | 4,725 | 898 |
Pelagostrobilidium cf. neptunii | Jan–Nov | 40 | 407 | Jul | 54,726 | 10,398 |
Rimostrombidium cf. sphaericum | Jul–??? | <1 | 40 | Jul | 74,475 | 14,150 |
Rimostrombidium cf. spiralis | Jan–Dec | 22 | 207 | Oct | 18,578 | 3,530 |
Rimostrombidium sp. | Jan–Nov | 12 | 1,120 | May | 100,779 | 19,148 |
Strobilidium sp.1 15 μm | Jan–Nov | 44 | 10,160 | Aug | 1,061 | 202 |
Strobilidium sp.2 45 μm | Apr–Aug | 13 | 970 | Jun | 38,186 | 7,255 |
Strombidinopsis sp.1 90 μm | Jul–Apr | 10 | 40 | Mar/Oct | 94,898 | 18,031 |
Strombidinopsis sp.2 120 μm | Jul–Dec | 11 | 333 | Jul | 103,546 | 19,674 |
Order Cyclotrichiida | ||||||
Askenasia regina | May–Oct | 9 | 380 | Oct | 172,422 | 32,760 |
Askenasia sp. | Apr–Sep | 1 | 60 | Jun | 269,492 | 51,203 |
Askenasia stellaris | May–Sep | 14 | 473 | May | 50,965 | 9,683 |
Mesodinium cf. pupula | May–Mar | 6 | 680 | Aug | 4,102 | 779 |
Mesodinium major | Jan–Dec | 90 | 52,640 | Jun | 21,637 | 4,111 |
Mesodinium pulex | Jan–Dec | 20 | 1,600 | Aug | 2,258 | 429 |
Mesodinium rubrum | Jan–Dec | 100 | 31,760 | Jun | 2,356 | 448 |
Order Tintinnida | ||||||
Acanthostomella sp.b | ||||||
Eutintinnus sp.1 30 μm | May–Oct | 14 | 240 | Oct | 4,169 | 792 |
Eutintinnus sp.2 60 μm | Aug–Oct | 4 | 120 | Aug | 32,695 | 6,212 |
Favella ehrenbergii | Jul–Oct | 11 | 327 | Sep | 100,917 | 19,174 |
Salpingella sp. | Oct–Jan | 8 | 260 | Nov | 1,953 | 371 |
Stenosemella cf. pacifica | Sep–Jun | 27 | 6,440 | May | 10,722 | 2,037 |
Tintinnid sp.1 30 μm | Jan–Dec | 14 | 1,800 | Jun | 1,496 | 284 |
Tintinnid sp.2 70 μm | Sep–Dec | 1 | 40 | Sep | 58,219 | 11,062 |
Tintinnidium cf. balechi | Jan–Dec | 29 | 1,360 | Jan | 4,114 | 782 |
Tintinnopsis bütschlii | Aug–Sep | 4 | 707 | Sep | 27,253 | 5,178 |
Tintinnopsis cf. cylindrical | Jul–Oct | 5 | 47 | Aug | 23,842 | 4,530 |
Tintinnopsis cf. parvula | Mar–Jan | 33 | 940 | Jul | 4,279 | 813 |
Tintinnopsis cf. radix | Aug–Oct | 3 | 80 | Oct | 27,489 | 5,223 |
Tintinnopsis sp. | Jan–Jul | 10 | 40 | Jun | 34,653 | 6,584 |
Order Euplotida | ||||||
Aspidisca sp. | Apr–Nov | 1 | 13 | Nov | 18,368 | 3,490 |
Diophrys cf. appendiculata | Feb–Oct | 3 | 13 | Jul | 13,225 | 2,513 |
Euplotes cf. trisulcatus | Apr–Dec | 18 | 353 | Jul | 7,561 | 1,437 |
Order Urostylida | ||||||
Holosticha sp. | Jan–Dec | 20 | 627 | Sep | 3,388 | 644 |
Metaurostylopsis cf. salina | Nov–??? | 2 | 53 | Nov | 4,349 | 826 |
Thigmokeronopsis cf. stoecki | Aug–??? | 1 | 20 | Aug | 7,307 | 1,388 |
Order Sporadotrichida | ||||||
Tachysoma cf. dragescoi | Mar–Dec | 10 | 93 | May | 3,739 | 710 |
Order Heterotrichida | ||||||
Condylostentor sp. | Aug–Sep | 2 | 7 | Aug/Sep | 32,399 | 6,156 |
Condylostoma sp. | Mar–??? | <1 | 7 | Mar | 38,916 | 7,394 |
Order Pleurostomatida | ||||||
Litonotus sp. | Aug–Nov | 3 | 13 | Sep | 3,582 | 681 |
Loxophyllum sp. | Jul–Nov | 2 | 27 | Nov | 893 | 170 |
Order Dysteriida | ||||||
Dysteria sp. | Jan–Dec | 13 | 747 | Nov | 1,926 | 366 |
Hartmannula cf. derouxi | Apr–May | 2 | 10 | Apr | 12,537 | 2,382 |
Order Chlamydodontida | ||||||
Chlamydonella cf. derouxi | Jan–Nov | 9 | 87 | Apr | 1,543 | 293 |
Order Endogenida | ||||||
Acineta cf. compressa | Apr–Aug | 3 | 60 | Aug | 35,298 | 6,707 |
Acineta sp. | May–Jul | 2 | 13 | Jul | 27,560 | 5,236 |
Order Exogenida | ||||||
Ephelota sp. | Apr–May | 2 | 7 | Apr/May | 50,772 | 9,647 |
Order Sessilida | ||||||
Cothurnia sp. | Nov–??? | <1 | 7 | Nov | 1,779 | 338 |
Vorticella sp. | Jan–Dec | 3 | 620 | May | 6,729 | 1,278 |
Order Haptorida | ||||||
Chaenea cf. vorax | May–??? | 2 | 7 | May | 38,040 | 7,228 |
Cyclotrichium sp. | Mar–Oct | 12 | 380 | Apr | 595,288 | 113,105 |
Didinium gargantuan | Apr–Sep | 7 | 87 | Aug | 68,770 | 13,066 |
Lacrymaria sp. | Jan–Dec | 8 | 20 | Mar | 35,881 | 6,817 |
Spathidium sp. | Mar–Nov | 1 | 500 | Jun | 5,864 | 1,114 |
Order Prorodontida | ||||||
Balanion comatum 15 μm | Mar–Jan | 23 | 4,426 | Jun | 443 | 84 |
Balanion comatum 25 μm | Jan–Nov | 32 | 1,880 | Jun | 2,356 | 448 |
Holophrya cf. caspica | May–Aug | 2 | 13 | May/Aug | 69,133 | 13,135 |
Holophrya cf. vorax | Aug–Oct | 8 | 80 | Aug | 92,074 | 17,494 |
Placus sp. | Apr–Nov | 27 | 273 | Aug | 8,954 | 1,701 |
Tiarina fusus | Jun–Dec | 22 | 1,687 | Sep | 7,561 | 1,437 |
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Aloricate oligotrichs < 10 μm | Jan–Dec | 29 | 3,080 | Jun | 347 | 66 |
Aloricate oligotrichs < 15 μm | Jan–Dec | 55 | 19,360 | Jun | 805 | 153 |
Scuticociliates 10–30 μm | Jan–Dec | 55 | 3,980 | Sep | 1,595 | 303 |
Scuticociliates 30–50 μm | Jan–Dec | 41 | 1,320 | Aug | 17,641 | 3,352 |