Two new ectoparasitic ciliates, Sphenophrya solinis sp. nov. and Planeticovorticella paradoxa sp. nov. (Protozoa: Ciliophora), from marine molluscs

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 2 SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 265-274

  Xu, Kuidong ^a   Lei, Yanli ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b   Song, Weibo ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

marine mollusc; new species; parasitic ciliates; Planeticovorticella paradoxa; Sphenophrya solinis

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CILIATE; ECTOPARASITE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

CILIOPHORA; MERETRIX MERETRIX; MOLLUSCA; PROTOZOA; SOLEN GRANDIS; SPHENOPHRYA;

EID: 79951633346     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410001967     Document Type: Article

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