Fourteen morphotypes of Entodinium ovumrajae (Ophryoscolecidae, Entodiniomorphida) found in the Dromedary camel of Egypt.
During a survey of the ciliate protozoal composition of the stomach contents of nine dromedary camels of Egypt, fourteen morphotypes of Entodinium ovumrajae, which has been considered as a species peculiar to camels, were found in six camels. Except for five morphotypes including one originally described as an independent species and its forms, these were newly detected. These morphotypes, divided into three groups, can be identified mainly by the morphology of their ectoplasmic processes. Each camel had on average, about five morphotypes of this species.
Imai
Soichi
S
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan. somai@nvau.ac.jp
Shinno
Takanobu
T
Ike
Kazunori
K
Morita
Tatsushi
T
Selim
Hatem Mohamed
HM
D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D004534:Egypt; D008853:Microscopy; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D016800:Trichostomatida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*