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Matsuyama Michiro; A Dense Community of Ciliates of the Trachelocercidae Family around the Bacterial Plate at the Mid-Depth of Lake Kaiike. Jap.J.Limnol. 43(4):280-284, 1982

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In May 1982, a dense community of ciliates of the Trachelocercidae family was found at the mid-depth of Lake Kaiike, where the bacterial population was also so dense that the water turned pinkish (bacterial plate). The maximum density of these ciliates, about 3x10E4 ind.l-1, may be one of the highest densities ever found in natural unpolluted waters.