An endoparasitic trichodinid (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) from the urinary system of Barbus trimaculatus Peters, 1852

Abstract

During parasitological surveys in Gazankulu, an infection of a trichodinid peritrich was found in the urinary bladder and ureters of the three-spot barb, Barbus trimaculatus Peters, 1852, collected from Hudson-Ntsanwisi Dam in the Olifants River system. A taxonomic description of this new species, Trichodina uretra sp. n. is provided.