First record of an epibiont protozoan Epistylis sp (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) attached to Ergasilus chelangulatus (Ergasilidae) in Brazil
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Int Inst Ecology
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Abstract (english)
In the present paper, we described the first record of an epibiont protozoan Epistylis sp. Ehrenberg, 1830 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) attached to Ergasilus chelangulatus Thatcher and Brasil-Sato, 2008, parasite of Pimelodus maculatus Lacepede, 1803 in Brazil, with electron microscope observations. Fish were collected in Veados River, state of Sao Paulo and the crustacean Ergasilus chelangulatus being registered for the first time in this river, expanding its geographical distribution in Brazil.
Abstract (portuguese)
No presente trabalho nós descrevemos o primeiro registro de um protozoário epibionte Epistylis sp. Ehrenberg, 1830 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) aderido à Ergasilus chelangulatus Thatcher e Brasil-Sato, 2008, parasito de Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède, 1803 no Brasil, com observações de microscopia eletrônica. Os peixes foram coletados no Rio dos Veados, estado de São Paulo e o crustáceo Ergasilus chelangulatus está sendo registrado pela primeira vez neste rio, ampliando sua distribuição geográfica no Brasil.
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Epistylis, Ergasilus chelangulatus, Veados River, Brazil, Epibiosis, Epistylis, Ergasilus chelangulatus, Rio dos Veados, Brasil, epibiose
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English
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Brazilian Journal Of Biology. Sao Carlos: Int Inst Ecology, v. 74, n. 2, p. 460-463, 2014.
