High infestation and phylogenetic position of Epistylis sp. (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) on Aegla serrana Buckup & Rossi (Crustacea, Anomura) from southern Brazil

Abstract High infestations of epibiont ciliates on vertebrates or invertebrates are normally related to aquaculture tanks or similar environments, and the importance of this relationship in natural habitats is often disregarded. Here, we describe the first record of high infestation of ciliates on A...

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Main Authors: PEDRO M. DE SOUZA, ROBERTO JÚNIO P. DIAS, ARTHUR LOURES, MARIANA F. ROSSI, JOSÉ FELIPE R. AMATO, MARTA D’AGOSTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2024-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652024000100902&lng=en&tlng=en