First record of epibionts peritrichids and suctorians (Protozoa, Ciliophora) on Pomacea lineata (Spix, 1827)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 807-812

  Dias, Roberto Júnio Pedroso ^a,b   D'Ávila, Sthefane ^c,d   D'Agosto, Marta ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b CAPES   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epizoic ciliates; Freshwater environment; Prosobranch snail

Indexed keywords

ACINETA (CILIOPHORA); ACINETIDAE; AMPULLARIIDAE; CARCHESIUM; CILIOPHORA; EPISTYLIDAE; EPISTYLIS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; OPERCULARIA (CILIATA); OPERCULARIIDAE; PERITRICHIA (CILIATES); POMACEA LINEATA; PROTOZOA; SUCTORIA; TOKOPHRYA; VAGINICOLA; VAGINICOLIDAE; VORTICELLA; VORTICELLIDAE;

EID: 33845707122     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132006000600015     Document Type: Article

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