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Bickella

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Bickella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Heterotrichea
Order: Heterotrichida
Family: Folliculinidae
Genus: Bickella
Wilbert & Song, 2008
Species:
B. antarctica
Binomial name
Bickella antarctica
Wilbert & Song, 2008

Bickella antarctica is a species of littoral free-swimming folliculinid ciliates, first found near King George Island.[1] It has a typical Folliculina morphology barring its absence of lorica. It is the sole species in the genus Bickella.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wilbert, Norbert; Song, Weibo (2008). "A further study on littoral ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) near King George Island, Antarctica, with description of a new genus and seven new species". Journal of Natural History. 42 (13–14): 979–1012. doi:10.1080/00222930701877540. ISSN 0022-2933. S2CID 86742997.

Further reading

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  • Wilbert, Norbert. "Species composition and structure of the ciliate community in the benthos at King George Island, Antarctica." The Antarctic ecosystem of Potter Cove, King-George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo) Synopsis of research performed 1999-2006 at the Dallmann Laboratory and Jubany Station _: 141.
  • Azovsky, Andrey, and Yuri Mazei. "Do microbes have macroecology? Large-scale patterns in the diversity and distribution of marine benthic ciliates."Global Ecology and Biogeography 22.2 (2013): 163-172.
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