title: Trichodina pediculus Ehrenberg, 1838 in roach Rutilus rutilus (L.), metric and meristic data.
abstract: During the parasitological studies in Dgał Wielki Lake 32 specimens of Trichodina pediculus were collected from roaches (Rutilus rutilus). T. pediculus were subjected to the metric and meristic measurements. High correlation factors significance was obtained between the following data: body diameter and adhesive disc diameter with border membrane, adhesive disc diameter without border membrane, denticulate ring diameter, height of denticle. However no correlation significance between body diameter and number of denticles was found.
authors.affiliation: Warmia and Mazury Uniwersity, Department of Zoology, 10-967 Olsztyn - Kortowo Oczapowskiego Street 5.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bielecki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dzika
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D016802:Oligohymenophorea / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014894:Weights and Measures