Trichodina tenuidons Lom and Stein, 1966

Chanda, Sukanya, Barman, Gyan Deb & Bandyopadhyay, Probir Kumar, 2019, A checklist of trichodind ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichida: Trichodinidae) from India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (4) : -

Trichodina tenuidons Lom and Stein, 1966

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Catla catla Hamilton, 1822 ; Carassius auratus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 .

Locality: Haringhata (22°53’N – 24°11’N / 88°09’E – 88°48’E), Nadia , West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Lectotype: Slide no. GF-TR-11/2014, deposited in the collection of the Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani.

Description: Diameter of the body 50.0-74.5(62.25±7.32) µm. Number of denticles - 25-31 (28±4.2). Radial pins/ denticle - 8-10 (9±1.4). Adoral ciliary spiral-370-380º.

• Trichodina silondiata Mitra and Bandyopadhyay, 2013

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Silonia silondiata Hamilton, 1822 .

Locality: River Ganges (24.16912N and 88.32502E), Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Holotype: One slide no. CP1/2011 obtained from the gills of Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822) collected at Berhampore of Murshidabad , West Bengal, India is deposited in the Department of Zoology, Ranaghat College, P.O. Ranaghat, Nadia, 741201, West Bengal, India ; Paratype: On the above numbered slide as well as on other slides (CP4/2011, CP/2011, CP16/2011) are deposited in the Department of Zoology , Ranaghat College, P.O. Ranaghat, Nadia, 741201, West Bengal, India .

Description: Diameter of the body - 32.7-60.6(46.4±6.3) µm. Radial pins/ denticles - 6-8 (7.1±0.8). Adoral ciliary spiral-390º.

• Trichodina siluri ( Lom, 1970) Arthur, 1989

Site of infection: Gills

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Liza parsia Hamilton, 1822 .

Locality: River Churni , Ranaghat (23°10’45”N 88°33’42”E) ,

Reference material: Not available.

Descriprtion: Diameter of the body 45-69 µm. Number of denticles 28(25-33). Radial pins/denticle- 8-9.

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