Report of ciliate epibionts (Ciliophora, Suctorea) on meiobenthic invertebrates from the Indian coast near Karwar, Karnataka
Journal: Protistology
Year: 2020

The article describes four epibiont suctorian ciliates, viz. Thecacineta cothurnioides Trematosoma rotunda is reported here first time as epibiont on the genus Tricoma representative. The systematic positions of the found suctorian species, their brief descriptions, measurements, and data on their distribution, hosts and localisations at the host body are presented.