High infestation and phylogenetic position of Epistylis sp. (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) on Aegla serrana Buckup & Rossi (Crustacea, Anomura) from southern Brazil.
An Acad Bras Cienc
; 96(1): e20230739, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38511746
ABSTRACT
High infestations of epibiont ciliates on vertebrates or invertebrates are normally related to aquaculture tanks or similar environments, and the importance of this relationship in natural habitats is often disregarded. Here, we describe the first record of high infestation of ciliates on Aegla serrana in South America and conduct a brief morphological and phylogenetic characterization of these ciliates. Our findings confirm that cases of high infestation of ciliates on metazoans can indeed occur in natural environments.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ciliophora
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Anomura
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
An Acad Bras Cienc
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil
Country of publication:
Brasil