Trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) of some River Nile fish, Egypt |
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| Authors: | Al-Rasheid K A Ali M A Sakran T Abdel Baki A A Abdel Ghaffar F A |
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| Institution: | Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. krasheid@ksu.edu.sa |
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| Abstract: | Four species of trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) were collected from the gills of the following River Nile fish in Egypt: Hydrocynus forskalii, Mormyrus kannume, Schilbe mystus. These species are: Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, 1977, Trichodina fahaka sp. n., Trichodinella epizootica Raabe, 1950, Tripartiella dactylodentata sp. n. Photomicrographs and morphometric data are presented for each species. |
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