On the investigated territory three species of the complex were indentified, namely Paramecium biaurelia>, P. triaurelia, and P. novaurelia>. P. novaurelia dominated over the other species with regard to the number of clones established from nature as well as to habitats.
The distribution of species of the paramecium aurelia in the Eastern Sudets of Poland and Czecho-Slovakia was investigated. In the studied territory four species of the P. aurelia were found: P. primaurelia, P. biaurelia, P. triaurelia, P. novaurelia. This is the second finding of P. triaurelia in the Sudets.
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