Species check-list for Tintinnids of the Philippines archipelago (Protozoa, ciliophora)

• Main Authors: Santiago, Jane Abigail, Lagman, Maria Carmen
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Tintinnida—Variation > Philippines > Manila Bay; Plankton > Philippines > Manila Bay; Zooplankton > Philippines > Manila Bay; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2677
• Institution: De La Salle University

Tintinnids are an essential link between nano-and macro-planktons in the food webs of the marine environment. It is also known that tintinnids are one of the major components of marine planktonic ciliates and has a cosmopolitan character. In the Philippine archipelago, which is recognized as a center of marine biodiversity, tintinnids checklist has not been done or published. Therefore, a checklist is presented in this study based on a compilation of previous tintinnids studies conducted at the Philippines waters. As a result of the studies done since 1941 up to present, a total of 114 taxa belonging to 14 families and 37 genera were listed. The Philippines coastal waters record a total of 50 species while the open seas document 72 species to date. © Jane A. Santiago, Maria C. Lagman.