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A New Species of Trichodina (Ciliata) from the Urinary Tract of the Muskalonge, with a Repartition of the Genus

1938; American Society of Parasitologists; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3272296

1937-2345

Justus F. Mueller,

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

In 1932 the author described Trichodila renicola from the urinary tract of the pickerel, Esox iiger, in Oneida Lake. This was the first record of a Trichodina from the urinary bladder of a fish. On numerous subsequent occasions the urinary tract of Esox lucius from various localities was examined for related ciliates, but with negative results. An added interest therefore attaches to the discovery of a similar parasite in the urinary passages of the muskalonge, Esox masquinongy, of Chautauqua Lake, N. Y. This parasite was present in all adult muskalonge examined.