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Trichodinid (Ciliophora; Peritricha) gill parasites of freshwater fish in South Africa

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Trichodinella epizootica (Raabe, 1950) and seven new species of trichodinid ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritricha) were identified from both wild and pond fishes collected during an extensive survey of fish ponds, rivers and lakes in the Transvaal, South Africa. The new species are Tripartiella clavodonta n. sp., T. lechridens n. sp., T. leptospina, n. sp., T. macrosoma n. sp., T. nana n. sp., T. orthodens n. sp. and Trichodinella crennulata n. sp.

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  1. Research Unit for Fish Biology, Rand Afrikaans University, 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Linda Basson & J. G. Van As

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Basson, L., Van As, J.G. Trichodinid (Ciliophora; Peritricha) gill parasites of freshwater fish in South Africa. Syst Parasitol 9, 143–151 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012192

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