Trichodinidae

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.

Trichodinidae
Scanning electron micrograph of Trichodina on the gills of a mullet
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Trichodinidae

Claus, 1951
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