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03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3E25CF3DFB3F.text	03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3E25CF3DFB3F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotes alatus Kahl 1932	<div><p>Euplotes alatus Kahl, 1932</p><p>We consider reports of E. alatus from the territory of Slovakia to be doubtful, as this species is very likely marine (Alekperov et al. 2006; Jiang et al. 2010a). Since there are no permanent slides or micrographs of Slovak populations of E. alatus, their identity cannot be verified and very likely represent misidentifications of E. moebiusi . According to the literature data, this species was found in sediments from a branch of the Danube near Čičov (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1992) and in the eutrophic Slaná river (Tirjaková 1997a).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3E25CF3DFB3F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3F62C911F92A.text	03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3F62C911F92A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotes charon (Müller 1773) (Muller, 1773) Ehrenberg 1830	<div><p>Euplotes charon (Müller, 1773) Ehrenberg, 1830</p><p>This species is considered to be marine (Borror 1968; Curds 1975), but was recorded also in brackish water (Dragesco &amp; Dragesco-Kernéis 1986) and mouths of rivers (e.g., Kwon &amp; Shin 2006). Thus, E. charon could be euryhaline. However, records from freshwaters were recognized as misidentifications of E. moebiusi (for review, see Foissner et al. 1991). As yet A. charon has been reported from Africa, America, Europe, and Asia (Dragesco &amp; Dragesco-Kernéis 1986; Song &amp; Warren 2009). There are only older data on occurrence of E. charon from the territory of Slovakia. Specifically, Hanuška (1962, 1971) reported it from the Nitra and Bebrava rivers and Madlen (1946) from forest soils in Central and Nothern Slovakia (localities were not closer specified). Only Madlen’s (1946) record is accompanied by a drawing that, however, does not enable to support correctenes of his identification. Since any record of E. charon from the territory of Slovakia cannot be reliably verified, we consider them as misidentifications of E. moebiusi .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B8317FF32FF7A3F62C911F92A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B8317FF3FFF7A3D6BC8B9FBAB.text	03C1879B8317FF3FFF7A3D6BC8B9FBAB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotes moebiusi Kahl 1932	<div><p>Euplotes moebiusi Kahl, 1932</p><p>(Figs 2 A–G; Table 3)</p><p>This species was described from salt water (Kahl 1932). Later it was recorded also from activated sludge and freshwaters where prefers polysaprobic or beta- to alfa-mesosaprobic levels (for review, see Foissner et al. 1991).</p><p>In Slovakia, E. moebiusi was found at several localities: in the River Danube near Sporná Sihoť (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1995; unpubl. observ.); in the Morava river (Baláži &amp; Matis 1999, 2002; Baláži 2010); in streams of SE Slovakia during years 2011–2012 (unpubl. observ.); and in the sediments of the Váh river near the village of Lisková (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2013a).</p><p>Characteristics Species a Method b Mean M SD SE CV Min Max n c. .....continued on the next page</p><p>aEAE— Euplotoides aediculatus, EAF— Euplotopsis affinis, EMO— Euplotes moebiusi, EMU – Euplotopsis muscicola, EPA— Euplotoides patella, EWO— Euplotoides woodruffi .</p><p>bPI—protargol impregnation, SN—silver nitrate impregnation.</p><p>c Size values for those species in which n &lt;10 should be taken with caution due to the considerable variation in body length and width in euplotids. Problematic values are marked by an asterisk.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B8317FF3FFF7A3D6BC8B9FBAB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831AFF3FFF7A3F2ECF0FF960.text	03C1879B831AFF3FFF7A3F2ECF0FF960.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotoides aediculatus (Pierson 1943) (Pierson, 1943) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotoides aediculatus (Pierson, 1943) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Fig. 3 A; Table 3)</p><p>Since its original description by Pierson (1943), it was considered as a junior synonym of E. eurystomus by several authors (Tuffrau 1960; Wise 1965; Carter 1972). Pierson et al. (1968) recognized this species as valid and contributed to a better separation of E. aediculatus from E. eurystomus . For taxonomic revision and further details, see Foissner et al. (1991).</p><p>Euplotoides aediculatus is a freshwater species, but has been reported also from activated sludge plants and brackish water (for review, see Foissner et al. 1991). At the territory of Slovakia, this species was noted for the first time in the main stream of the Danube and in its backwaters near the locality Starý les (Baláži 2010; unpubl. observ.). Later, E. aediculatus was recorded in the upper Váh river near the villages of Lisková and Bystrá (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2013a) and in the Zubrovica stream (Tirjaková &amp;Vďačný 2013b).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831AFF3FFF7A3F2ECF0FF960	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831AFF3EFF7A3CD8C988F949.text	03C1879B831AFF3EFF7A3CD8C988F949.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotoides eurystomus (Wrześniowski 1870) (Wrzesniowski, 1870) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotoides eurystomus (Wrześniowski, 1870) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>This species was originally described under the name Euplotes patella var. eurystomus by Wrześniowski (1870). Kahl (1932) recognized Wrześniowski’s variety as a distinct species and Borror &amp; Hill (1995) transferred it to the genus Euplotoides . According to Foissner et al. (1991), E. eurystomus is a cosmopolitan occurring especially in standing (rain pools, swamps, ponds, lakes etc.) and slowly running waters. To date, it was reported from Europe, Asia, North and South America as well as from Africa (for reviews, see Dragesco &amp; Dragesco-Kernéis 1986 and Foissner et al. 1991). In the territory of Slovakia, E. eurystomus was found in the river system of the Danube: in Čičov (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1992), in Kráľovská lúka, Istragov and Starý les (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1995), and in Kľúčovec (unpubl. observ.); in the main stream of the Danube (Tirjaková 1992a; Baláži 2010); and in the Morava river (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1994; Baláži &amp; Matis 2002).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831AFF3EFF7A3CD8C988F949	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831BFF39FF7A3CF3CE3AFCE5.text	03C1879B831BFF39FF7A3CF3CE3AFCE5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotoides patella (Müller 1773) (Muller, 1773) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotoides patella (Müller, 1773) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Figs 3 B and C; Table 3)</p><p>This is one of the most common species of the family Euplotidae . Originally, it was described under the name Trichoda patella by Müller (1773). Later, Müller (1786) transferred it to the genus Kerona and Ehrenberg (1838) to the genus Euplotes . Dujardin (1841) combined this species with the genus Ploesconia, which was not recognized by Kahl (1932) who additionally distinguished several forms of E. patella: typicus, latus, alatus, planctonicus and variabilis. This division was criticized by Pierson (1943) who considered the latter form as a variety of E.</p><p>eurystomus . Finally, Tuffrau (1960) added information on the silverline pattern and Borror &amp; Hill (1995) transferred patella to the genus Euplotoides .</p><p>Euplotoides patella is a cosmopolitanously distributed, mesosaprobic species dwelling, especially, in limnetic habitats such as ponds, lakes, swamps and rivers. Further, it occurs in organic debris and periphyton, and was reported also from brackish and salt waters. As yet, E. patella was reported from Europe, Africa, North and South America, Asia, New Zealand and Antarctis (for review, see Foissner et al. 1991).</p><p>In Slovakia, E. patella is the most common freshwater species of the family. It was recorded at many localities: in the Bebrava river (Hanuška 1962); in the periphyton near the shore of ponds in the village of Tomky, W Slovakia (Matis 1973); in the Blahut kanál channel in Jurský Šúr near the town of Bratislava (Matis 1975); in wet mosses from Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise) (Tirjaková &amp; Matis 1987); in a thermal stream and ponds at a temperature of 46.5 ºC in the Bojnice Spa (Matis &amp; Straková-Striešková 1991); in backwaters of the Danube near Čičov (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1992); in the river system of the Danube (Tirjaková 1992a; Szentivány &amp; Tirjaková 1994; Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1995); in the Rojkovské rašelinisko peatbog (Tirjaková 1992b); in the Turiec river (Tirjaková 1993; Krno et al. 1996); in streams of the Žiarska kotlina basin (Tirjaková 1998); in the spring area of the Hron river near the village of Revištské podzámčie (Tirjaková 1998, 2006); in the Morava river (Baláži &amp; Matis 1999, 2002; Baláži 2010); in the Gidra river (Tirjaková 2003a); in the Zbojský potok and Ulička streams (Novikmec et al. 2007); and in the Váh river (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2013a). We recorded E. patella at several localities in the upper Váh river (Bystrá and Lisková); in the water reservoir Nosice; in the branch system of the Danube (Istragov, Kráľovská lúka, Šamorín, and Starý les) and Hron (Revištské podzámčie) rivers; and in the Little Danube (unpubl. observ.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831BFF39FF7A3CF3CE3AFCE5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831CFF3AFF7A3940CF4CFF3D.text	03C1879B831CFF3AFF7A3940CF4CFF3D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotoides woodruffi (Gaw 1939) (Gaw, 1939) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotoides woodruffi (Gaw, 1939) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Figs 4 A–F and 5A–F; Tables 3 and 4)</p><p>This species was originally described from a pond in Central China (Gaw 1939). Later, it was reported also from brackish and salt waters from Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa (e.g., Pierson 1943; Heckmann et al. 1983; Dragesco &amp; Dragesco-Kernéis 1986; Shi &amp; Wang 1989; Kosaka 1990; Song &amp; Bradbury 1997; Fokin et al. 2008; Vannini et al. 2012; Dai et al. 2013). Thus, E. woodruffi is a euryhaline and very likely cosmpolitanously distributed species. Recent morphological and molecular investigations indicate that E. parawoodruffi Song &amp; Bradbury, 1997 is a junior synonym of E. woodruffi (Dai et al. 2013) .</p><p>Distribution. In Slovakia, E. woodruffi was found at several localities of the Danube and its branch system (Bodícka brána, Dunajské kriviny, Istragov, Šamorín, Sporná Sihoť, and Starý les) as well as in a water reservoir of the town of Nováky (Table 4). Typically, it occurred during summer months from June to August, but was recorded also during spring and autumn. In cultures, E. woodruffi achieved the highest abundance about one month after sample collection and survived for a long time under laboratory conditions (unpubl. observ.).</p><p>Locality Date of sampling Biotope Substrate Abundance Bodícka brána 10/04/2010 Branch of the Danube Fine mud 10 ind./ml 10/10/2014 Branch of the Danube Organic debris and macro- 5 ind./ml vegetation</p><p>Sporná Sihoť 7/9/2013 Branch of the Danube Fine mud, leaf litter 20 ind./ml Starý les 8/12/2013 Branch of the Danube Organic debris, gravel 10 ind./ml</p><p>Description of Euplotoides woodruffi population from Istragov. Size in vivo is 105–150 × 70–115 µm, usually about 125 × 90 µm. Body shape is broadly obovate, with right margin being more convex than left one (Figs 4 A and 5A). The body is dorsoventrally flattened by about 3–4:1. The macronucleus is roughly T- or Yshaped with two arms of equal or unequal length; the right arm is usually slightly longer than the left one. There are many evenly distributed nucleoli over the macronucleus recognizable after protargol impregnation. The micronucleus is typically situated near the proximal or distal end of the left arm (Figs 4 A–D and 5B). The contractile vacuole is positioned to the right of the transverse cirri (Fig. 4 A). The cytoplasm is colorless and contains 5–30 µm-sized food vacuoles containing bacteria, algae ( Chlorogonium spp.), flagellates ( Chilomonas paramecium), and other ciliates.</p><p>There are invariably nine frontoventral cirri, five transverse cirri, two left marginal cirri, and two caudal cirri. The average length of cirri is 40 µm in vivo. There are 10 or 11 dorsal kineties with 20–27 (on average 22) pairs of basal bodies in the middle dorsal kineties (Table 3). The left and right most dorsal kineties are situated on the ventral side and are distinctly shorter than the dorsally located kineties. The silverline system is of the doubleeurystomus type on the dorsal surface, while irregular on the ventral surface (Figs 4 A–F and 5B–F).</p><p>The buccal field is broadly triangular and extends behind 2/3 of body length. Near proximal end of the paroral membrane, there is a preoral pouch about 15 µm long. The adoral zone of membranelles occupies about 75% of body length and consists of 50–62 membranelles (Figs 4 A–E and 5A–D; Table 3).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831CFF3AFF7A3940CF4CFF3D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3BBDC8A4FBBF.text	03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3BBDC8A4FBBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotopsis affinis (Dujardin 1841) (Dujardin, 1841) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotopsis affinis (Dujardin, 1841) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Fig. 3 D; Table 3)</p><p>This is a comparatively common species, occurring year round in organic debris and periphyton of mesosaprobic standing and running waters (Kahl 1932; Foissner et al. 1991). Bick (1964) found this species in marine and brackish waters, rarely in freshwaters.</p><p>Euplotopsis affinis was recorded at many localities in the territory of Slovakia, especially, in standing and running waters: in a pit from the inundation zone of the Váh river (Matis 1968); in wet mosses from Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise) (Tirjaková &amp; Matis 1987); in the branch system of the Danube (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1992, 1995; Szentivány &amp; Tirjaková 1994); in the main stream of the Danube (Tirjaková 1992a); in Sphagnum from the Rojkovské rašelinisko peatbog (Tirjaková 1992b); in the Turiec river (Krno et al. 1996); in streams of the Žiarska kotlina basin and Slovenský kras (Slovak Krast) (Tirjaková 1997a, 1998); in an acidified spring area from the Malé Karpaty Mts. (Tirjaková 1997b; Tirjaková &amp; Stloukal 2004) as well as in the spring area of the Dierový potok stream in the Rozsutec Mts. (Tirjaková 1997c); at several localities of the Hron river including its spring area (Tirjaková 1998, 2006); in the Morava river (Baláži &amp; Matis 2002); in the Gidra river (Tirjaková 2003a); in the Stupavský potok stream (Tirjaková 2003b); in tree holes from oak-hornbeam forests in the Malé Karpaty Mts. and Trnavská pahorkatina hills (Holecová et al. 2005; Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2005); in the Zbojský potok and Ulička streams (Novikmec et al. 2007); in the Ipeľ river (Baláži 2010); in a hypertrophic water reservoir near the town of Modra (Tirjaková 2010); in the Váh river (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2013a); and in the Zubrovica stream (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2013b). We recorded E. affinis at several localities of the Danube and its branch system (Bodícka brána, Istragov, and Starý les) as well as in the Skalička stream (unpubl. observ.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3BBDC8A4FBBF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3EE2C9A3FA78.text	03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3EE2C9A3FA78.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotopsis finki (Foissner 1982) (Foissner, 1982) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotopsis finki (Foissner, 1982) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Fig. 3 E)</p><p>This is very likely a rare terrestrial species originally described from Austria, Central Europe by Foissner (1982). In Slovakia, E. finki was recorded in tree bark and decaying wood mass collected in the Strážovské vrchy Mts. near the village of Belušské Slatiny (Bartošová &amp; Tirjaková 2008). We recorded this species in mosses from the munical park Pomlé in the city of Šamorín (unpubl. observ.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831FFF3AFF7A3EE2C9A3FA78	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B831FFF25FF7A3C20C806F8A5.text	03C1879B831FFF25FF7A3C20C806F8A5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotopsis muscicola (Kahl 1932) (Kahl, 1932) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotopsis muscicola (Kahl, 1932) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>(Figs 3 F, 6A–E; Table 3)</p><p>This species belongs among one of the most common soil ciliates worldwide (Foissner 1998; Foissner et al. 2002). In Slovakia, E. muscicola was preferentially reported in samples of soil, decaying wood mass, mosses and leaflitter at a variety of localities in Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise) (Tirjaková &amp; Matis 1987); in the town of Bratislava (Andelová &amp; Tirjaková 2000; Chrenková &amp; Tirjaková 2000); in the Malé Karpaty Mts. (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2004; Holecová et al. 2005, 2012; Tirjaková 2005; Bartošová &amp; Tirjaková 2005, 2008); in the Trnavská pahorkatina hills (Holecová et al. 2005); and in the Borská nížina lowland, Podunajská rovina (Danubian Upland), Považské podolie valley, and Strážovské vrchy Mts. (Bartošová &amp; Tirjaková 2008). Further, E. muscicola was found in Sphagnum from the Rojkovské rašelinisko peatbog (Tirjaková 1992b). We recorded this species in mosses and leaf litter from various localities: Hviezdoslavov, Šamorín, Vyšný Skálnik, and Kopagrund (unpubl. observ.).</p><p>Apart from terrestrial habitats, this species was recorded also from limnetic biotopes of Slovakia: in the main stream and branches of the Danube (Matis 1961; Szentivány &amp; Tirjaková 1994; Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1995); in a thermal pond at a temperature of 38 ºC in the Bojnice Spa (Matis &amp; Straková-Striešková 1991); in the riverside zone of the Danube (Tirjaková 1992a); in polluted streams in Slovenský kras (Slovak Krast) (Tirjaková 1997a); in an acidified spring area from the Malé Karpaty Mts. (Tirjaková 1997b; Tirjaková &amp; Stloukal 2004); and in a tree hole of Acer campestre in the Malé Karpaty Mts. (Tirjaková &amp; Vďačný 2005). We recorded E. muscicola in a pond from Šajdíkove Humence, Záhorie, W Slovakia (unpubl. observ.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B831FFF25FF7A3C20C806F8A5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
03C1879B8301FF24FF7A3AB8C9F4FEFD.text	03C1879B8301FF24FF7A3AB8C9F4FEFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euplotopsis novemcarinata (Wang 1930) (Wang, 1930) Borror & Hill 1995	<div><p>Euplotopsis novemcarinata (Wang, 1930) Borror &amp; Hill, 1995</p><p>This is a rarely occurring species in Slovakia. To date, E. novemcarinata was reported from backwaters of the Danube near Čičov (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1992) and from branches of the Danube at the localities Bodícka brána and Dunajské kriviny (Matis &amp; Tirjaková 1995).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C1879B8301FF24FF7A3AB8C9F4FEFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Tirjaková, Eva;Botlíková, Simona;Vďačný, Peter	Tirjaková, Eva, Botlíková, Simona, Vďačný, Peter (2015): Checklist and distribution of ciliates from the family Euplotidae Ehrenberg, 1838 (Protista: Ciliophora: Spirotrichea) in Slovakia, Central Europe. Zootaxa 3920 (2): 343-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.7
