Variations in (A) total ciliate abundance, (B) number of ciliate taxa and relative abundance of dominant ciliate taxa during (C) spring (day 1–day 42) and (D) summer (day 1–day 43) colonization period in the Lake Sakadaš. Bars represent standard deviations (n = 3). Dominant taxa codes: ACITUB − Acineta tuberosa; ASPCIC − Aspidisca cicada; CALPLE − Calyptotricha pleuronemoides; CHIUNC − Chilodonella uncinata; CINMAR − Cinetochilum margaritaceum; COLSPP − Coleps spp.; CTEACA − Ctedoctema acanthocryptum; CYCGLA − Cyclidium glaucoma; DENCAP − Dendrosoma capitata; EPICHR − Epistylis chrysemydis; EPIENT − Epistylis entzii; EPIHEN − Epistylis hentscheli; EPIPLI − Epistylis plicatilis; EUPSPP − Euplotes spp.; FRONSP − Frontonia sp.; LITCYG − Litonotus cygnus; LITSPP − Litonotus spp.; METMAC − Metacineta macrocaulis; METMIC − Metacineta micraster; NASPIC − Nassula picta; PERSWA − Peritrichia-swarmer; PSESPP − Pseudochilodonopsis spp.; PSEMON − Pseudovorticella monilata; STEROE − Stentor roeselii; TACPEL − Tachysoma pellionellum; TOKQUA − Tokophrya quadripartita; TRISPP − Trithigmostoma spp.; TROMIN − Trochilia minuta; VORCAM − Vorticella campanula; VORCON − Vorticella convallaria-complex; VORSPP1–Vorticella spp.1 (includes V. convallaria-complex and V. picta); VORSPP2–Vorticella spp.2 (includes V. aquadulcis-complex and V. octava-complex).