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Diplodinium ( Ostracodinium ) minorum sp. n., Ciliate from the Rumen of Domestic Sheep *
Author(s) -
DEHORITY B. A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1975.tb05180.x
Subject(s) - rumen , ciliate , biology , zoology , population , anatomy , food science , ecology , fermentation , medicine , environmental health
SYNOPSIS.Diplodinium ( Ostracodinium ) minorum sp. n., observed in rumen contents from several domestic sheep, resembles Diplodinium ( O. ) ypsilon and Diplodinium ( O. ) magnum. It differs from the latter 2 species primarily in the size and proportions of the body, size of the rectum and anus, and in the presence of a short right caudal lobe in many individuals. In the samples studied, D. ( O. ) minorum constituted from 0.06 to 0.67% of the total rumen ciliate population.