Species Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, 1977

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Regional Maps

• Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, B.L. 1977. Ureceolariid ciliates, including three new species, from cultured Philippine fishes. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 96(1): 76-81.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Symbiotic (host(s): Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1866 [PSEUDOMUGILIDAE] Australian Blue-eye (skin, fins, gills); Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 [CYPRINIDAE] Common Carp, European Carp, Golden Carp (skin, fins, gills); Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) [GALAXIIDAE] Common Galaxias (syn. G. attenuatus, G. scriba; skin, fins, gills); Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859) [POECILIIDAE] Eastern Gambusia (skin, fins, gills); Hypseleotris compressa (Krefft, 1864) [ELEOTRIDAE] Empire Gudgeon (skin, fins, gills); Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby, 1898) [ELEOTRIDAE] Firetailed Gudgeon (skin, fins, gills); Philypnodon grandiceps (Krefft, 1864) [ELEOTRIDAE] Flathead Gudgeon (skin, fins, gills); Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845) [PERCICHTHYIDAE] Golden Perch (syn. Plectroplites ambiguus; skin, fins, gills); Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1860 [POECILIIDAE] Guppy (skin, fins, gills); Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 [GALAXIIDAE] Mountain Galaxias (skin, fins, gills); Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 [GALAXIIDAE] Mountain Galaxias (skin, fins, gills); Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) [CICHLIDAE] Mozambique Tilapia (skin, fins, gills); Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867 [AMBASSIDAE] Olive Perchlet (skin, fins, gills); Glossamia aprion gillii (Steindachner, 1867) [APOGONIDAE] Southern Mouth Almighty (skin, fins, gills); Xiphophorus maculatus Günther, 1866 [POECILIIDAE] Southern Platyfish (skin, fins, gills); Xiphophorus helleri Heckel, 1848 [POECILIIDAE] Swordtail (skin, fins, gills); Hypseleotris klunzingeri (Ogilby, 1898) [ELEOTRIDAE] Western Carp Gudgeon (skin, fins, gills); Gerres sp. [GERREIDAE] (skin, fins, gills)).

Associated Fauna References

Dove, A.D.M & O'Donoghue, P.J. 2005. Trichodinids (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) from native and exotic Australian freshwater fishes. Acta Protozoologica 44: 51-60 (Hypseleotris galii; Hypseleotris klunzingeri; Ambassis agassizii; Glossamia aprion gillii; Galaxias olidus; Pseudomugil signifer; Xiphophorus maculatus; Galaxias olidus; Hypseleotris compressa; Philypnodon grandiceps; Poecilia reticulata; Gambusia holbrooki; Oreochromis mossambicus; Xiphophorus helleri; Macquaria ambigua; Galaxias maculatus; Cyprinus carpio; Gerres sp.)

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