Protistology 8 (1) 16–21 (2013) |
Description of two new species of Sicuophoridae and Nyctotheridae (Heterotrichina), endocommensal in the rectal ampulla of Bufo regularis (Amphibia: Anura) from the Northwest of Cameroon. |
1 Department of Biology, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Summary Prosicuophora cyclostomatus n. sp. and Nyctotheroides bambuiensis n. sp. are two new ciliate species isolated from the rectums of Bufo regularis collected in the vicinity of Bambili and Bambui. The morphological characteristics of these Protozoa are described and their relation to similar species is discussed. Key words: Bambili, Bambui, Bufo regularis, Nyctotheroides bambuiensis n. sp., Prosicuophora cyclostomatus n. sp. Address for correspondence: Zéphyrin Fokam. Department of Biology, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Bamenda, Cameroon, P.O. Box 39, Bamenda, Cameroon; e-mail: fokamz@yahoo.fr |
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