Ciliates are an important ecological component in the microbial food web. but few studies have been conducted on the spatial distribution of small-sized planktonic ciliate communities in the East China Sea (ECS). Investigating ciliate communities using conventional morphological approaches is particularly difficult for the small. fragile. https://www.alarecre.com/Virescent-Harmony-Galaxy-A14-5G-Clear-Case-p106336/