title: Trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) of some River Nile fish, Egypt.
abstract: Four species of trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) were collected from the gills of the following River Nile fish in Egypt: Hydrocynus forskalii, Mormyrus kannume, Schilbe mystus. These species are: Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, 1977, Trichodina fahaka sp. n., Trichodinella epizootica Raabe, 1950, Tripartiella dactylodentata sp. n. Photomicrographs and morphometric data are presented for each species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. krasheid@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Al-Rasheid
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakran
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abdel Baki
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Abdel Ghaffar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016770:Ciliophora Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004534:Egypt; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology