Chromidina elegans
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Taxonavigation
editSuperregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: Tsar
Cladus: Sar
Infraregnum: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Classis: Oligohymenophorea
Subclassis: Apostomatia
Ordo: Astomatophorida
Familia: Opalinopsidae
Genus: Chromidina
Species: Chromidina elegans
Name
editChromidina elegans (Foettinger, 1881)
Synonym: Benedenia elegans Foettinger, 1881
Distribution
editMediterranean Sea
Type host: Sepia elegans d’Orbigny, 1825
References
edit- Foettinger A., 1881. Recherches sur quelques Infusoires nouveaux parasites des Céphalopodes. Archives de Biologie, 2, 345–378. Reference page.
- Souidenne Dhikra, Florent Isabelle, Dellinger Marc, Justine Jean Lou, Romdhane Mohamed Salah, Furuya Hidetaka & Grellier Philippe, 2016. Diversity of apostome ciliates, Chromidina spp. (Oligohymenophorea, Opalinopsidae), parasites of cephalopods of the Mediterranean Sea. Parasite. 23: 33. DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2016033.
Links
edit- Chromidina elegans – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).