Trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritricha) from Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor) and Anodonta woodiana (Lea) in China, with descriptions of two new species of Trichodina Ehrenberg, 1838.
During parasitological surveys in Chongqing, China, three trichodinids infecting a freshwater fish, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor), and a mollusc, Anodonta woodiana (Lea), were investigated. Two of these species were found to be new. Trichodina lechriodentata n. sp., from the fish, was identified by its small-sized body and irregularly rectangular blade, while T. rara n. sp., from the mollusc, is characterised by its overall dimensions, denticle morphology and the presence of a white speckle in some specimens. T. modesta Lom, 1979 is also described from the fish. Photomicrographs and morphometric data are presented for all of the species.
Zhao
Yuanjun
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The Key Laboratory of Animal Biology of Chongqing, College of Life Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China. mokess@cta.cq.cn
Tang
Fahui
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D000818:Animals; D049877:Anodonta / Q000469:parasitology*; D002681:China; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D016802:Oligohymenophorea / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015388:Organelles / Q000648:ultrastructure