Metephelota excavata

Metephelota excavata (Dons, 1938) Record as epibiont on cnidarians: The species was originally described on hydroids from the Folden fjord is north of Bodø, Norway (Dons 1938). Record as epibiont on other hosts: The species was also found on bryozoans from the same locality (Dons 1938). Remarks: Dov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chatterjee, Tapas, Dovgal, Igor, Fernandez-Leborans, Gregorio
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2021
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Ciliophora
Phyllopharyngea
Exogenida
Ephelotidae
Metephelota
Metephelota excavata
Bodø
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5508983
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C6B37FFFE3C83BFF5BF9E7FA1EB328
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Summary:Metephelota excavata (Dons, 1938) Record as epibiont on cnidarians: The species was originally described on hydroids from the Folden fjord is north of Bodø, Norway (Dons 1938). Record as epibiont on other hosts: The species was also found on bryozoans from the same locality (Dons 1938). Remarks: Dovgal (2002) transferred the species Podocyathus excavatus Dons, 1938 into genus Metephelota . Published as part of Chatterjee, Tapas, Dovgal, Igor & Fernandez-Leborans, Gregorio, 2021, A checklist of ciliates (Ciliophora) inhabiting on cnidarians, pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 5039 (2) on page 159, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5039.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5508963

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