Information regarding trichodinid ectoparasites on marine fishes of North America is relatively scarce. In this study, 5 ciliate species from the family Trichodinidae were found associated with 8 fish hosts from the rocky intertidal zone of the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico. All of the host-parasite relationships recorded here are new. Furthermore, 3 of the trichodinid species found are recorded for the first time for Mexico. Trichodinids taxa do not show a noticeable distributional gradient along the BCP, which suggests a wide-continuous distribution of the species throughout the study area.
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28 October 2020
Trichodinids (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) on Rocky-Tidal Fishes from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
A. G. Islas-Ortega,
L. Basson,
P. Marcotegui,
G. Ruiz-Campos,
G.P. de Jager,
G. Rivas,
R. Aguilar-Aguilar
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Journal of Parasitology
Vol. 106 • No. 5
September 2020
Vol. 106 • No. 5
September 2020
Baja California
Ciliates
Intertidal Fishes
Latitudinal Diversity Pattern
Trichodina
Trichodinella
Trichodinidae