AI Article Synopsis
- Colpodella gonderi is an ectoparasitic flagellate found on ciliated protozoa, and is the only known species of its kind.
- Recent research from soil samples in southern Scotland identified this parasite in three of fourteen ciliate species, including Colpoda steinii, Pseudoplatyophrya nana, and Grossglockneria acuta.
- The findings suggest that C. gonderi is not limited to infesting just the Colpoda genus, indicating a broader host range.
Article Abstract
Colpodella gonderi is the only ectoparasitic flagellate of ciliated protozoa described thus far. This investigation reveals new records of C. gonderi retrieved from soil samples in southern Scotland, UK. Of fourteen ciliates species identified in one single occasion, three of them, Colpoda steinii, Pseudoplatyophrya nana and Grossglockneria acuta, were infested with the parasite. These results provide further evidence that C. gonderi is not host-specific of the ciliate genus Colpoda.
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