A checklist of ciliate epibionts (Ciliophora) found on bryozoans

Autor: Igor Dovgal, Tapas Chatterjee
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Zootaxa. 4896
ISSN: 1175-5334
1175-5326
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.4.6
Popis: A compilation of the ciliate (Ciliophora) species found on marine and fresh water bryozoans as epibionts has been carried out based on published records. The checklist includes the taxonomic position of each species of epibiontic ciliate, the species of basibiont bryozoans, localities and the bibliographic references. Altogether 40 ciliate species from classes Spirotrichea (two species); Suctorea (sixteen species); Oligohymenophorea, subclass Peritrichia (sixteen species) and Heterotrichea, family Folliculinidae (six species) were listed. Among registered species, six were reported on bryozoans only. Only one species of peritrich ciliate Ellobiophrya conviva adapted to inhabit on tentacles of bryozoans with special adhesive organelle (cinctum or adhesive ring) indicate a possible specific to bryozoan host.
Databáze: OpenAIRE