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Four first records of trichodinid (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) ectoparasites from cultured molluscs and fishes in China

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Four species of Trichodina parasitizing the gills of cultured molluscs and fishes in China are described: Trichodina pectenis Stein, 1974 from the scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis; Trichodina jadranica Raabe, 1958 from the fishes Mugil cephalus and Anguilla bicolor bicolor; Trichodina acuta Lom, 1961 and Trichodina rostrata Kulemina, 1968 from the fish Acrossocheilus fasciatus. The description of T. pectenis presented here first includes both live characters and morphometric data obtained from specimens impregnated using the wet silver nitrate and protargol methods. The other species were revealed by the dry silver nitrate method. Intensities of infestation and comparisons with related species and populations are provided for each of the four.

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  1. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zifeng Zhan & Kuidong Xu

  2. Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China

    Hong Zeng

  3. Institute of Biotechnology, Fujian Academy of Agriculture Science, Fuzhou, 350003, China

    Nengfeng Lin

  4. Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zifeng Zhan & Kuidong Xu

  5. Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237, China

    Kuidong Xu

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Kuidong Xu

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Zhan, Z., Zeng, H., Lin, N. et al. Four first records of trichodinid (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) ectoparasites from cultured molluscs and fishes in China. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 37, 91–97 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-018-1305-2

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