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Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes 1887

Description

Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes, 1887

Record as epibiont on ostracods: This species was reported as epibiont on exoskeleton of ostracod Cypris sp. from USA freshwaters (Stokes 1888; Morado & Small 1995); it was reported also on ostracods from Hungary (Stiller 1971).

Record as epibiont on other hosts: This species was reported as epibiont on the copepod Eucyclops agilis agilis (Koch, 1838) (cited as Eucyclops agilis) (cf. Henebry & Ridgeway 1979) and Cyclops sp. (Stokes 1888).

Remarks: According to Stiller (1971) this is a common species in North America and Germany.

Notes

Published as part of Chatterjee, Tapas, Dovgal, Igor, Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura & Fernandez-Leborans, Gregorio, 2020, A checklist of ciliates (Ciliophora) inhabiting on ostracods (Crustacea, Ostracoda), pp. 17-30 in Zootaxa 4763 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3744023

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References

  • Stokes, J. (1888) A preliminary contribution toward a history of the fresh-water infusoria of the United States. Journal of the Trenton Natural History Society, 1, 71 - 319.
  • Morado, J. F. & Small, E. B. (1995) Ciliate parasites and related diseases of crustacean: a review. Reviews in Fisheries Science, 3 (4), 275 - 354. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 10641269509388575
  • Stiller, J. (1971) Szajkoszorus Csillosok-Peritricha. Fauna Hungariae, 105, 1 - 245.
  • Henebry, M. S. & Ridgeway, B. T. (1979) Epizoic ciliated Protozoa of planktonic copepods and cladocerans and their possible use as indicators of organic water pollution. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 98 (4), 495 - 508.