Table 3 a in Description of Epistylis camprubii n. sp., a Species Highly Tolerant to Ammonium and Nitrite

Table 3a. Comparison between Epistylis camprubii and the other Epistylis species mentioned in the manuscript: characteristics of zooid and persitome.SpeciesBody lenght in vivo (µm)Body width in vivo (µm)Zooid shapePeristomial disc diameter in vivo (µm)Peristomial disc shapePeristomial lip height in vivo (µm)Peristomial lip width in vivo (µm)Number of peristomial lipsData sourceEpistylis camprubii35.3–98.118.0–65.2Vase-shaped11.2–21.3Rounded, pointed, rarely umbilicated5.0–10.616.2–31.71Present manuscriptE. balatonica90–10045–55Vase-shaped––––2Stiller 1971E. chrysemydis120–22060–110Vase-shaped–Umbilicated–50–802Foissner et al. 1992E. coronata70–120–Vase-shaped–Slightly umbilicated and oblique–32–651Foissner et al. 1992E. entzii125–19080Cylindrical–Convex, slightly oblique––1Foissner et al. 1992E. epistyliformis43–6220–27Vase-shaped–Convex, sometimes – conical–1Stiller 1971E. hentscheli110–17038–60Asymmetric and bell-shaped, narrowed down to the stem–Convex, slightly oblique––1Foissner et al. 1992E. plicatilis90–16025–50Funnel-shaped–Not umbilicated–36–601Foissner et al. 1992E. rotans / E. procumbens60–1402–2½ times as long as wideIrregular (sigmoidal – shape, bent at rightFlat or slightly convex, slightly––1Foissner et al. 1999angles, slightly tilted backwards)obliqueE. rotans70–100–Vase-shaped–Arched––1Curds 1969E. thienemanni67–120–Vase-shaped–Conical––1Stiller 1971E. variabilis50–100–Funnel-shaped–Slightly convex and obliquely protuberant––1Stiller 1971