Trichodinidae Explained

Trichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Genera

The family consists of four genera.

• Dipartiella Stein, 1961
• Paratrichodina Lom, 1963
• Trichodina Ehrenberg, 1830
• Trichodinella Srámek-Husek, 1953

References

• Book: Parker . S.P. . 1982 . Synopsis and classification of living organisms . registration . McGraw Hill . 978-0-07-079031-5.

Notes and References

1. van As. J.G.. Basson. Linda. A new species of Trichodina (Ciliophora: Peritricha) from a limnocnidid medusa in the Zambezi system. South African Journal of Zoology. 21. 1. 76–78. 10.1080/02541858.1986.11447961. 1986. free.
2. Xu. Kuidong. Song. Weibo. 2008-01-01. Two trichodinid ectoparasites from marine molluscs in the Yellow Sea, off China, with the description of Trichodina caecellae n. sp. (Protozoa: Ciliophora: Peritrichia). Systematic Parasitology. 69. 1. 1–11. 10.1007/s11230-007-9094-6. 0165-5752. 18030597.
3. Diller. William F.. 1928-12-01. Binary fission and endomixis in the Trichodina from tadpoles (Protozoa, Ciliata). Journal of Morphology. en. 46. 2. 521–561. 10.1002/jmor.1050460206. 1097-4687.
4. Green. John D.. Shiel. Russell J.. Mobiline peritrich riders on Australian calanoid copepods. Hydrobiologia. en. 437. 1–3. 203–212. 10.1023/A:1026567210125. 0018-8158. 2000. free.