:Urotricha antarctica
{{Short description|Species of single-celled organism}}
{{Orphan|date=July 2016}}
{{Taxobox
| domain = Eukaryota
| unranked_regnum = SAR
| unranked_superphylum = Alveolata
| phylum = Ciliophora
| classis = Prostomatea
| ordo = Prostomatida
| familia = Urotrichidae
| genus = Urotricha
| species = U. antarctica
| binomial = Urotricha antarctica
| binomial_authority = Wilbert & Song, 2008
}}
Urotricha antarctica is a species of littoral ciliates, first found near King George Island.{{cite journal|last1=Wilbert|first1=Norbert|last2=Song|first2=Weibo|title=A further study on littoral ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) near King George Island, Antarctica, with description of a new genus and seven new species|journal=Journal of Natural History|volume=42|issue=13–14|year=2008|pages=979–1012|issn=0022-2933|doi=10.1080/00222930701877540|bibcode=2008JNatH..42..979W |s2cid=86742997}}
References
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Further reading
- 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.
- Vincent, W. F., and M. R. James. "Biodiversity in extreme aquatic environments: lakes, ponds and streams of the Ross Sea sector, Antarctica." Biodiversity & Conservation 5.11 (1996): 1451-1471.
- Weisse, Thomas, and David JS Montagnes. "Effect of temperature on inter-and intraspecific isolates of Urotricha (Prostomatida, Ciliophora)." Aquatic microbial ecology 15.3 (1998): 285-291.
External links
- {{EOL|31266957|Urotricha antarctica}}
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Category:Species described in 2008
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