Table 5.

Comparison of Epistylis lowffi (Weishan population) with similar congeners and other populations

Species	Zooid length in vivo	Zooid width in vivo	CV	Ma	Regularly dichotomously branched stalk	No. of silverlinesa	No. of rows of P3	Data source
E. lwoffi	55–80	35–35	Dorsal	Transverse	No	70–82	3	Present study
E. lwoffi	65–75	35	Dorsal	Transverse	No	–	–	Fauré-Fremiet (1943)
E. lwoffi	50	20	Ventral	Transverse	–	–	–	Lom and Vávra (1961)
E. lwoffi	40–80	25–45	Dorsal	Transverse	–	–	–	Scheubel (1973)
E. lwoffi	49–70	31–49	Dorsal	Transverse	No	81–96	2	Foissner (1983)
E. anastatica	60–100	20–35	Ventral	Longitudinal	Yes	56–87	2	Lu et al. (2020)
E. plicatilis	90–160	25–50	Dorsal	Transverse	Yes	176–206	3b	Foissner et al. (1992)

Measurements are in μm

CV Contractile vacuole, Ma Macronucleus, P3 Infundibular polykinety 3, – Data not available

^aFrom peristome to scopula

^bContradictory in different reports, need to be reconfirmed