Trichodina heterospina Asmat, 2005

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Trichodina heterospina Asmat, 2005

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Sardinella fimbriata Valenciennes, 1847 .

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

Reference material: Holotype, slide SF 1 (25/05/1997); paratypes, slide SF 2 (25/05/1997) are in the collection of the Department of Zoology , University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh

Description: Denticles are broad, rays strong and straight. Morphometric data unavailable.

• Trichodina indica Tripathi, 1954

Site of infection: Gills and skins

Host: Labeo rohita Hamiolton,1822 ; Labeo calbasu Hamiolton,1822 ; Cirrhinnus mrigala Hamiolton,1822 ; C. reba Hamiolton,1822 ; Catla catla Hamiolton,1822 ; Amblypharyn mola Hamiolton, 1822 ; Salmostoma bacaila Hamiolton,1822 ; Labeo rohita Hamiolton,1822 ; Hypothalamichthys molitrix valenciennes, 1844.

Locality: Midnapore (22.4257° N, 87.3199° E), West Bengal, India .

Reference material: Not available.

Description: Diameter of the body -50-86 µm. Number of denticles- 18-21. Curved denticles with long hooks.

• Trichodina indiana Saha and Bandyopadhyay, 2017

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Carassius auratus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 .

Locality: Diamond Harbour (22.1352N, 88.4016E), West Bengal, India

Reference material: Holotype, slide GF-TD-02/2014, and paratype slides GF-TD-03/2015, GF-TD-08/2015, GF- TD-12/2015, GF-TD-2/2016, GF-TD-4/2016, GFTD-5/2016, GF-TD-6/2016, GF-TD-8/2016 has been deposited in the collection of the Parasitology Laboratory , Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India . Paratype Slide no. GF-TD-04-15 was deposited in Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata under accession no. Pt .

3703.

Description: Diameter of the body 38.92-44.2(41.1±2.06) µm. Numbers of denticles 24-26(25). Radial pins/ denticles 6-9.

• Trichodina japonica Imai, 1991

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Lates calcarifer Worthington, 1929.

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

Reference material: Slide PP /85/ ZOOL is deposited in the Department of Zoology , Ranaghat College, P.O. Ranaghat, Nadia, 741201, West Bengal, India .

Description: Diameter of body-20.9-25.4(22.4±1.2,20) µm, Number of denticles 17-21; 5-7 (6). Adoral ciliary spiral- 360-390º.

• Trichodina jadranica Raabe, 1958

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: 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: Slide TJ/ZOOL/KU/34/15 is deposited to Parasitology laboratory, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235

Description: Diameter of the body 34-43 µm. Number of denticles -17-22(19.4±1.2)µm. Radial pins/ denticle - 6-7. Adoral ciliary spiral- 360º.

• Trichodina jialgensis Tang and Zhao, 2013

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: 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 OF / KU / ZOOL/2015- 114 /116/117 have been deposited in the Parasitology laboratory, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235.

Description: Diameter of the body- 45.5-52.3(47.44±2.34_) µm; Number of denticles 22-25(23.37±1.30), radial pins/ denticle – 7-8 (7.3+0.48).

• Trichodina kapataiensis Asmat and Mohammad, 2005

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Carassius auratus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 .

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

Reference material: Lectotype, slide OF/ KU / ZOOL/2015- 117 have been deposited in the parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235

Description: Diameter of the body: 45.5-49.5(46.7±1.03) µm. Number of denticles- 20-22(21±1.06).

Radial pins/denticle- 8-10 (8.9 + 0.9).

• Trichodina manjuae Saha and Bandyopadhyay, 2017

Site of infection: Gills and Skin.

Host: Carassius auratus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 .

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

Reference material: Holotype, slide GF-TM-09/2015, and paratype slides GF-TM-10/2015, GF-TM-11/2015, GF- TM-12/2015, GF-TM-01/2016, GF-TM-12/2016 has been deposited in the collection of the Parasitology Laboratory , Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India . Paratype Slide no. GF- TB-07-2015 was deposited in Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata under accession no. Pt. 3704 .

Description: Diameter of the body-35.1-42.5(37.58±3.14). Number of denticles 29-33(31). Radial pins/denticle- 8-10.

• Trichodina martinkae Basson and Van As, 1991

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Clarias batrachus Linnaeus, 1758.

Locality: Kalyani, (23.3⁰N, 88.4⁰E), West Bengal, India Reference material: Slide TN / KU/26 / ZOOL is deposited to Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal .

Description: Diameter of the body-51.2(36.5-60.5). Number of denticles 25(23-26). Radial pins/Denticle- 10(9-12).

• Trichodina molae Mitra and Haldar, 2005

Site of infection: Gills

Host: Amblypharyngodon mola Hamilton, 1822 .

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

Reference material: Holotype, slide AM-14/2001, and paratype slide AM-12/ 2001 in the collection of the Protozoology Laboratory, Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India and slide AM-2/2001 bearing some paratype materials in the collection of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Accession No. HWML 16742 )

Description: Diameter of the body -35.7-42.8(38.2+3.0,20). Number of denticles -18-20. Radial pins/denticle- 6-7. Adoral ciliary spiral - 400-410º.

• Trichodina mossambicusi Asmat, 2005

Site of infection: Gills.

Host: Oreochromis mossambicus Peters,1852

Locality: Kalyani, (23.3⁰N,88.4⁰E) West Bengal, India. Refererence material: Holotype, slide OM 1 (14/08/1996); paratypes, slide OM 2 (14/08/1996) in the collection of the Department of Zoology , University of Kalyani , Kalyani 741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

Description: Well developed rays. Ray connection well formed and short. Morphometric data is unavailable.

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