Trichodinids (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) Of Perccottus Glenii (Actinopterygii, Odontobutidae) In Three Ukrainian Rivers

• Main Authors: Drobiniak O., Kutsokon Yu., Kvach Yu.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2014-07-01
• Series: Vestnik Zoologii
• Subjects: chinese sleeper; invasive species; ciliates; trichodinidae; parasite; pотан; виды-вселенцы; инфузории; trichodiniidae; паразит
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/vzoo-2014-0026
• ISSN: 2073-2333

Trichodinids (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) of Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii, Odontobutidae) in Three Ukrainian Rivers. Drobiniak, O., Kutsokon, Yu., Kvach, Yu. — The Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877 (Actinopterygii, Odontobutidae), alien for Ukrainian rivers, was examined for presence of trichodinids (Ciliopora, Peritrichia). Six species belonging to the genus Trichodina were found: Trichodina acuta Lom, 1961; T. intermedia Lom, 1961; T. mutabilis Kazubski et Migala, 1968; T. nigra Lom, 1960; T. pediculus Ehrenberg, 1838; T. perforata Lom, Golemansky et Grupcheva, 1976. For the first time for Chinese slipper, T. perforata and T. intermedia were recorded. Morphometric data of all found species were compared with those from previous descriptions.