Trichophrya epistylidis Claparède & Lachmann, 1859

Ramírez-Ballesteros, Mireya & Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura, 2019, Suctorians (Ciliophora: Suctoria) as epibionts of decapods of families Cambaridae and Pseudothelphusidae, Zootaxa 4648 (2), pp. 384-392 : 390

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4648.2.11
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3432E9A2-BC9F-439A-AA1B-15627AB1B47B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5619157
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A953B131-2355-FFCA-FF27-16737B74FDDB
treatment provided by	Plazi (2019-07-30 06:45:59, last updated by Jonas 2025-02-17 13:57:22)
scientific name	Trichophrya epistylidis Claparède & Lachmann, 1859
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Body shape irregular with six fascicles, each of which bears approximately 12 capitate tentacles; the macronucleus is branched; about twelve contractile vacuoles arranged in the periphery of the cell.

Known previous records. There are no worldwide previous records on families Cambaridae and Pseudothelphusidae . On other crustaceans this species was previously recorded on Asellus sp., Gammarus sp., Carinogammarus sp. and on Pontastacus leptodactylus (cited as Astacus leptodactylus ) ( Matthes & Guhl 1988; Fernandez-Leborans & Tato-Porto 2000).

References

Fernandez-Leborans, G. & Tato-Porto, M. (2000) A review of the species of protozoan epibionts on crustaceans. II. Suctorian Ciliates. Crustaceana, 73 (10), 1205 - 1327. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 156854000505209

Matthes, D., Guhl, W. & Haider, G. (1988) Suctoria und Urceolariidae. Protozoenfauna. Band 7 / 1. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Stuttgart, 309 pp.