Work

New record of Thecacineta calix (Ciliophora, Suctorea) from Florida coast, Gulf of Mexico

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The suctorian ciliate Thecacineta calix is reported off the coast of Panama, Florida (USA) epibiont on meiobenthic harpacticoid copepod. This is the first report of T. calix from Florida coast. The length of stalk in the present specimens, epibiont on harpacticoids, ranged from one seventh to one eighth of the lorica length.

Source: Acta Biologica

DOI: 10.18276/ab.2020.27-13

Authors: Baban Ingole, Biswajit Chakraborty, Tapas Chatterjee, Igor Dovgal

Institutions: National Institute of Oceanography, Russian Academy of Sciences, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas

Language: English

Topic: Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: University of Washington, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas