Trichodina ahmedi Asmat,2005

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 ahmedi Asmat,2005

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822 .

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

Reference material: Holotype, slide CN 1 (06/12/1995); paratype, slide CN 2 (06/12/1995) are in the collection of the Department of Zoology , University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.

Description: Diameter of the body- (35-49)µm. Number of denticles 22-30. Radial pins/denticle-6-7. Adoral ciliary spiral- 400-405º.

• Trichodina cancilae Asmat, 2001

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Xenentodon cancila Hamilton, 1822 .

Locality: Ranaghat (23°10’45”N 88°33’42”E), Nadia , (Latitude: 23⁰17’, Longitude: 88⁰57’), West Bengal, India

Reference material: Holotype, slide XC-1 prepared on

4.3.1996; paratypes on the above mentioned slide and other slides prepared on different dates in the collection of the Department of Zoology , University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.

Description: Diameter of the body- 50.0-74.4(61.9±5.4) µm. Number of denticles 28-32(29.8±1.2) Radial pins/ denticle-28-32.Adoral ciliary spiral- 390-395º.

• Trichodina cannigensis Asmat, 2001

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Mystus gulio Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822 .

Locality: Canning (22.31⁰N, 88.65⁰E), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Reference material: Slides MG-5-8 Mystus gulio , prepared on 21/12/1999) are in the collection of Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal.

Description: Diameter of the body 47.0-56.1(51.1±2.8). Number of Denticles - 22-29(25.4±2.1); Adoral ciliary spiral could not be detected.

• Trichodina centrostrigeata Basson, Van As and Paperna, 1983

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 .

Locality: River Churni , Ranaghat (23°10’45”N 88°33’42”E), Nadia, West Bengal, India .

Reference Material: OM-2/2002 is in the collection of the authors.

Description: Diameter of the body: 31.8-47.0(41.5±4.9,14) µm. Number of denticles 20-25(25,14). Radial pins/ denticles-5-9(8). Adoral ciliary spiral: 400-410o.

• Trichodina chittagongensis Asmat, 2005

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Carassius auratus auratus Linaeus, 1758 .

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

Reference material: Lectotype, slide OF/ KU / ZOOL/2015- 111 have been deposited in the parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani.

Description: Diameter of the body -35.5-45.59(40.11±1.79) µm. Number of denticles 22-24(22.9±+0.8). Radial pins/ denticle-5-8. Adoral ciliary spiral – 390-400º.

• Trichoina cyanophlicti Kalavati, Narasimhamurti and Usharani, 1991

Site of infection: Rectum

Host: Rana cyanophlyctis Hamilton, 1822 .

Locality: Eluru (16.7⁰N,81.1⁰E) Andhrapradesh, India. Reference material: Not available.

Descripton: Adhesive disc 28-100µm in diameter. Number of denticles - 28-42, Velum incipient. Adoral cilary spiral - 360-420⁰.

• Trichodina diaptomi (Dogiel,1940) Basson and Van As, 1991

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton1822; Gagata cenia Hamilton, 1822 .

Locality: River Churni , Ranaghat (23 ⁰17’N, 88 ⁰57’E), Nadia, West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Slide TC-13 ( Tetradon cutcuta prepared on 06/09/1996) is in the collection of Protozoology laboratory, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal.

Description: Diameter of the body -40.8-55.5(50.1±3.8,20) µm. Number of denticles - 15-20(18). Radial pins/denticle -7-11(9). Adoral ciliary spiral - about 390º.

• Trichodina domerguei Wallengren, 1897

Site of infection: Gills and skin

Host: Mystus gulio Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822 ; Carassius auratus linaeus, 1758.

Locality: North 24 Parganas (22.6168° N, 88.4029° E), West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Lectotype: Slide no. GF-TD-8/2014, has been deposited in the collection of the Parasitology Laboratory , Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani , Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

Description: Diameter of the body- 57.5-74.2(65.85±5.8) µm. Number of denticles 18-22(22.6±1.7). Radial pins/ denticle- 8-10(9±1.4). Adoral ciliary spiral- 375-390º.

• Trichodina gangetica Jamadar, 1979

Site of infection: Gills, Labial palps

Host: Modiolus striatus Hanley, 1843.

Locality: Triveni, Hoogly (22.9901° N, 88.3943° E), West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Not available.

Description: Diameter of the body - 46.51(40.8-52.7)µm. Number of denticles 22 (21-24). Radial pins/denticle-6-8. Adoral ciliary spiral- greater than 360⁰.

• Trichodina glossogobae Mitra et al., 2011

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Glossogobius giuris Hamiolton, 1822.

Locality: River Churni (23 ⁰17’N, 88 ⁰57’E), Ranaghat, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Reference material: Holotype: Slide no. GG-3/2011, deposited in the collection of the Department of Zoology , Ranaghat College, P.O. Ranaghat, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, India.

Description: Diameter of body – 30.6-46.9 (36.2±3.9) µm. Number of denticles -22-24(21.3±4.6). Radial pins/ denticle-6-7. Adoral ciliary spiral-380-390º.

• Trichodina giurusi Mitra and Haldar, 2005

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Glossogobis giuris Hamilton, 1822

Locality: Ranaghat, Nadia (23 ⁰17’N, 88 ⁰57’E), West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Holotype, slide GG-3/2001, and paratype slide GG-2/2002 are in the collection of the Protozoology Laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India and slide GG-1/2002 bearing some paratype materials in the collection of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Accession No. HWML 45700 ).

Description: Diameter of the body – 24.4- 34.8 (29.7±2.7,20)µm. Number of denticles 20-23 (21). Radial pins/denticle – 5-85 (6). Adoral ciliary spiral 390-400º.

• Trichodina hafizuddini Asmat, 2005

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Amblypharyngodon mola Hamiolton, 1822 . Locality: Hooghly (23 ⁰01’20’’N – 22 ⁰ 39’32’’N / 88030’15’’E– 870 39’32’’ E), West Bengal, India.

Reference material: Lectotype, slide OF/ KU / ZOOL/2015- 112 have been deposited in the parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani.

Description: Broad blade, butter-spoon shaped, presence of argentophobic particles between ray bases.

Morphometric data unavailable.

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