Trichodinids (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) on Rocky-Tidal Fishes from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

ISLAS-ORTEGA, A. G.; RUIZ-CAMPOS, G.; AGUILAR-AGUILAR, R.; MARCOTEGUI, P.; RIVAS, G.; BASSON, L.; DE JAGER, G.P.

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

AMER SOC PARASITOLOGISTS

Año: 2020 vol. 106

0022-3395

Information regarding trichodinid ectoparasites on marine fishes of North America is relativelyscarce. In this study, 5 ciliate species from the family Trichodinidae were found associated with 8 fishhosts from the rocky intertidal zone of the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP),Mexico. All of the host-parasite relationships recorded here are new. Furthermore, 3 of thetrichodinid species found are recorded for the first time for Mexico. Trichodinids taxa do not show anoticeable distributional gradient along the BCP, which suggests a wide-continuous distribution ofthe species throughout the study area.