Trichodina lepomi, Yuryshynets & Ondračková & Kvach & Masson, 2019

Yuryshynets, Volodymyr, Ondračková, Markéta, Kvach, Yuriy & Masson, Gérard, 2019, Trichodinid Ectoparasites (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) of Non-native Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Europe, Acta Protozoologica 58 (2), pp. 69-79 : 73

Trichodina lepomi n. sp.

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Medium trichodinids (40.2–55.0 µm) identified as T. lepomi were observed on the fins of several pumpkinseed from two localities: Koenigsmacker pond in France ( Figs. 3A, B) and the private pond near Třeboň in the Czech Republic (Figs. 5C, D). Several differences in denticle morphology compared with other trichodinids according to the criteria of Van As and Basson (1989), suggest that the ciliates represent new ciliate species. The observed morphological differences reflect host-induced intraspecific variability. A more detailed comparative diagnosis of this form follows.