Ephelota gemmipara
(Hertwig,
1875) (Ciliata)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Phyllopharyngea |
| Order: | Exogenida |
| Family: | Ephelotidae |
Description
Parasitic on Euchaeta marina, Candacia tuberculata, Labiococera acuta and Undinula vulgaris.
Parasitic on Euchaeta marina, Candacia tuberculata, Labiococera acuta and Undinula vulgaris.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Coastal
Habitat: Coastal
Biogeography
• Arabian Sea INDIA
• INDIA
• South East Coast INDIA
• Arabian Sea INDIA
• INDIA
• South East Coast INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Santhakumari, V (1997) Studies on the associates and parasites of zooplankton from southwest and southeast coasts of India Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India Marine Biological Association of India 39 171-174 Available at - http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/2264/1974/2/J_Mar_Biol_Assoc_India_39_171.pdf
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Santhakumari, V (1885) Epizoic and ectoparasitic protozoans from planktonic copepods of the southwest and southeast coasts of India with the description of a new species Journal of marine biological association of India The marine biological association of India 27(1&2) 29-38 Available at - NIO, Goa
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