Table 2.

The ciliate communities of the Taylor Valley lakes. (Adapted from Kepner et al. 1999; Roberts et al. 2004a,b.)

species	Lake Bonney	Lake Fryxell	Lake Hoare
Plagiocampa sp.		•	•
Urotricha sp.		•	•
Halteria sp.	•	•	•
Strombidium sp.	•	•
Pelagiostrombilidium sp.			•
Didinium sp.	•	•	•
Monodinium sp.	•	•	•
Mesodinium spp.		•	•
Askenasia sp.	•	•	•
Lacrymaria sp.		•
Spathidium sp.			•
Nassula sp.		•	•
Frontonia sp.		•
Blepharisma sp.		•	•
Euplotes sps.	•	•	•
Sphaerophrya sp.	•	•	•
Vorticella mayeri		•	•
Vorticella sps.		•	•
Bursaria sp	•	•	•