Systematic review of the genus Ostracodinium (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida, Ophryoscolecidae) and notes on the taxonomy of Ostracodinium rugoloricatum Kofoid amp; MacLennan, 1932.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5039.2.6
Abstract: The family Ophryoscolecidae (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida) constitutes a diverse and monophyletic group of symbiotic ciliates of herbivorous mammals. The family includes approximately 200 species, distributed in three subfamilies and sixteen genera. The subfamily Diplodiniinae is the… read more here.
Keywords: review genus; ciliophora entodiniomorphida; ostracodinium; systematic review ... See more keywords
Two new Raabena species and a new Pararaabena species (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida) with redescriptions of Raabena bella and Pararaabena dentata.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4343017
Abstract: The genera Raabena and Pararaabena (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida, Blepharocorythidae) were monospecific, and their type species are Raabena bella Wolska, 1967 and Pararaabena dentata Wolska, 1968. They have been found in Asian elephants and closely resemble each… read more here.
Keywords: raabena bella; pararaabena dentata; pararaabena; ciliophora entodiniomorphida ... See more keywords