Protistology 9 (2) 75–78 (2015) |
A new Thecacineta species (Ciliophora, Suctorea) on Desmodora pontica (Nematoda, Desmodorida) from a seagrass bed in Taiwan |
1 Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
Summary A suctorian ciliate Thecacineta urceolata sp. nov. is described from the sediment specimens collected in a seagrass bed at Ludao, Taiwan. The suctorian was found colonizing the body surface of nematode Desmodora pontica. The new species differs from relatives, Thecacineta cothurnioides and Thecacineta oregonensis, in the lorica structure, which characteristic by the urceolate apical part.
Key words: ciliate, epibiont, nematode, suctorian, Taiwan, Thecacineta urceolata
Address for correspondence: Igor Dovgal. Simferopol, Crimea, Russia; e-mail: dovgal-1954@mail.ru |
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