Balantidium grimi n. sp. (Ciliophora, Litostomatea), a new species inhabiting the rectum of the frog Quasipaa spinosa from Lishui, China

Balantidium grimi n. sp. (Ciliophora, Litostomatea), a new species inhabiting the rectum of the frog Quasipaa spinosa from Lishui, China

Balantidium grimi n. sp. is described from the rectum of the frog Quasipaa spinosa (Amphibia, Dicroglossidae) from Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China. The new species is described by both light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and a molecular phylogenetic analysis is also presen...

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Main Authors: Zhao Weishan, Li Can, Zhang Dong, Wang Runqiu, Zheng Yingzhen, Zou Hong, Li Wenxiang, Wu Shangong, Wang Guitang, Li Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Balantidium grimi
ciliate
new species
Quasipaa spinosa
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018031

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