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ECTOPARASITIC PROTOZOA SCYPHIDIANS, AMPHILEPTIDS AND TETRAHYMENID …

WebbDataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification WebbSessile peritrichs are a large assemblage of ciliates that have a wide distribution in soil, freshwater and marine waters. Here, we document four new and one unidentified species of solitary sessile peritrichs from aquaculture ponds and coastal waters of the northern Yellow Sea, China. Based on thei … sharecast smurfitt

Scyphidia micropteri, a new protozoan parasite of largemouth and …

WebbThe peritrichous ciliate, Scyphidia ubiquita Hirshfield has been recorded on the west coast of Wales from the mantle cavity of snails belonging to the genus Littorina. The ultrastructure is similar to that described for specimens from the Pacific coast of the United States, but the scopula lacks a pellicular crest. WebbA video showing the peritrich protist Scyphidia feeding and contracting in response to some irritant. WebbSometimes Scyphidia is mistaken for a rotifer. Scyphidia are actually single-celled Protists in the Family Vorticellidae. Although filter feeders themselves, Scyphidia are composed of a single cell and are approximately 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a rotifer. Probably the most interesting fact about bdelloid rotifers are ... pool lifting out of ground