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First Record of the Peritrich Trichodina diaptomi Basson and Van As, 1991 (Protozoa: Ciliophora) on a South American Calanoid Notodiaptomus deitersi (Poppe, 1890) (Crustacea: Copepoda)
Author(s) -
DA SILVA WILLIAM M.,
ROCHE KENNEDY F.,
DE VICENTE FÁBIO S.,
DELBEN ÂNGELA A. S. T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00414.x
Subject(s) - trichodina , biology , copepod , ciliate , crustacean , carapace , zoology , ecology , fishery , gill , fish <actinopterygii>
ABSTRACT. The ciliate Trichodina was recorded on the calanoid Notodiaptomus deitersi in a shallow, eutrophic reservoir, located in the centre‐west of Brazil. The species was confirmed as Trichodina diaptomi , a species widely distributed in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. It was observed moving freely over the carapace of the copepod, and using its adhesive disc. This is the first record for the species in the Americas.