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  • Title: Loricate ciliates as an indicator of eutrophication status in the estuarine and coastal waters.
    Author: Sivasankar R, Ezhilarasan P, Sathish Kumar P, Naidu SA, Rao GD, Kanuri VV, Ranga Rao V, Ramu K.
    Journal: Mar Pollut Bull; 2018 Apr; 129(1):207-211. PubMed ID: 29680539.
    Abstract:
    Owing to the environmental sensitivity of ciliate species, the monitoring and assessment of these communities can indicate the health of the aquatic environment. Sampling for loricate ciliates was carried out during different seasons at three different locations in the estuarine and coastal waters of Kochi, Southwest coast of India. The loricate ciliate community comprising of 27 species belonging to 10 genera revealed significant differences among the three sampling locations. The maximum numerical abundance and less species diversity of loricate ciliates were recorded at the estuarine locations whereas the minimum abundance and more species diversity were encountered in the coastal waters. Multivariate statistical analyses revealed that Tintinnopsis beroidea and Tintinnopsis uruguayensis were correlated positively with nutrients in the estuarine environment, which receives large amount of anthropogenic inputs. Thus, we propose that these two loricate ciliates may be considered as a potential bioindicator of eutrophication status in marine ecosystems.
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