Ectoparasitic species of the genus Trichodina (Ciliophora: Peritrichida) parasitising British freshwater fish
Gaze, W.H.; Wootten, R.
Folia Parasitologica 45(3): 177-190
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-5683 PMID: 9805782 Document Number: 486333
Seven species of Trichodina were identified during a sampling programme of 20 freshwater fish species from ~ 60 sites in Scotland, England and Wales (UK). Species found include: T. acuta from Cyprinus carpio, Carassius auratus, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmo trutta and Phoxinus phoxinus; T. domerguei from Gasterosteus aculeatus; T. tenuidens from G. aculeatus; T. pediculus from G. aculeatus; T. modesta from Abramis brama; T. nigra from Cyprinus carpio, S. trutta and O. mykiss; and T. intermedia from P. phoxinus. Morphological variation of the Trichodina species within and between host populations and host specificity are described.