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Trichodinidae is a family of ciliates of the order Mobilida, class Oligohymenophorea. Members of the family are ectoparasites (or, alternatively, ectocommensals) of a wide variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, amphibians, hydrozoans, molluscs and crustaceans.[1][2][3][4]
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Scanning electron micrograph of Trichodina on the gills of a mullet | |
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Family: | Trichodinidae Claus, 1951 |
The family consists of four genera.
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