title: Redescription of Trichodina kamchatika Konovalov, Shevlyakov et Krasin, 1970 (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) from the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of eastern Canada.
abstract: Trichodina kamchatika Konovalov, Shevlyakov et Krasin, 1970 is redescribed based on specimens obtained from the gills and body surface of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from Nova Scotia and Quebec, Canada and its taxonomic history briefly reviewed. This is the first report of T. kamchatika from North America.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology Section, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Canada.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Cone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology*; D016770:Ciliophora Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009674:Nova Scotia; D014337:Trout / Q000469:parasitology*