First Record of the Ciliate Praethecacineta halacari (Ciliophora: Suctorea) Epibiont on Copidognathus Halacarid Mite from Portugal

Abstract

The present study report a first record of the marine suctorian species Praethecacineta halacari (Schulz,1933) on a Copidognathus sp. collected from Algarve region of Albufeira coast, Portugal

Keywords

• : Praethecacineta halacari,Copidognathus sp.,suctorian ciliate

Copidognathus Cinsi Üzerinde Epibiont Praethecacineta halacari (Ciliophora: Suctorea) Siliyatının Portekiz’den İlk Kaydı

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Portekiz’in Algarve bölgesindeki Albufeira kıyılarından Copidognathus sp. cinsi üzerinde tespit edilen deniz suktorian’larından Praethecacineta halacari (Schulz,1933)’ nin Portekiz’den ilk kaydı rapor edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Praethecacineta halacari,Copidognathus sp.,suktorian siliyat

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