First report of Epibiont ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) living on larvae of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from Brazil

ABSTRACT Epibiosis was understood as a commensalism relation between two or more organisms. However, some studies have shown that epibionts can cause deleterious effects to their host. Here, we reported the first report of epibiosis between protozoa Epibiont ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) living...

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Main Authors: Daniel Peroni Abrahão, José Leonardo Mello, Guilherme Gorni, Juliano José Corbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132017000100401&lng=en&tlng=en