Trichodinid Ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) of Non-native Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Europe
Author
Yuryshynets, Volodymyr
Author
Ondračková, Markéta
Author
Kvach, Yuriy
Author
Masson, Gérard
text
Acta Protozoologica
2019
58
2
69
79
http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/16890027ap.19.009.11418
journal article
10.4467/16890027AP.19.009.11418
1689-0027
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Trichodina lepomi
n. sp.
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Medium trichodinids (40.2–55.0 µm) identified as
T. lepomi
were observed on the fins of several pumpkinseed from two localities: Koenigsmacker pond in
France
(
Figs. 3A, B
) and the private pond near Třeboň in the
Czech Republic
(Figs. 5C, D). Several differences in denticle morphology compared with other trichodinids according to the criteria of
Van As and Basson (1989)
, suggest that the ciliates represent new ciliate species. The observed morphological differences reflect host-induced intraspecific variability. A more detailed comparative diagnosis of this form follows.