title: [Ciliates from the intestine of Yakut horse (Equus caballus)].
abstract: Endobiotic ciliates of native Yakut horse are investigated. 57 ciliate species have been found. From 17 up to 43 species of ciliates have been revealed in each host specimen. The specimens of Alloiozona trizona Hsiung, 1930 and Triadinium caudatum Fiorentini, 1890 were present in 100 % of the horses. The endemic genus and species of allantosomides, Strelkowella urunbasiensis Kornilova, 2004, has been found in 11 horses. Allantoxena japonensis (Imai, 1979) and Cycloposthium ishikawai Gassovsky, 1919 being recorded previously in Japan only were found for the first time in Russia. The species Cycloposthium ponomarevi Kornilova, 2001 peculiar to the Turkmenistan koulan has been found in the Yakut horses.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Kornilova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D012800:Siberia; D016800:Trichostomatida / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology*