Ciliophora

Smit, Nico J., Malherbe, Wynand & Hadfield, Kerry A., 2017, Alien freshwater fish parasites from South Africa: Diversity, distribution, status and the way forward, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6 (3), pp. 386-401 : 397-398

5.1. Phylum Ciliophora

5.1.1. Trichodina pediculus

Basson et al. (1983) originally reported Trichodina pediculus Ehrenberg, 1838 from two cichlids in South Africa, but later Van As and Basson (1989) corrected the original identification and

Classification Genus species Parasite species

Family: Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotus Apiosoma piscicola