Two new species of Nyctotherus (Heterotrichidae: Protozoa) from the cecum of the iguana Ctenosaura pectinata from Islas Marias, Nayarit, México

 

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Auteurs: Tijerina Garza, María de la Paz, Mercado Hernández, Roberto
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:1986
Description:Two new Heterotrichidae species from the caecum of the iguana Ctenosaura pectinata are reported. Nyctotherus earlensis n. sp. is smaller than N. hardwickii, its macronucleus is peripherical and presents cyclosis, the citostome is in the posterior third of the cell. N. jimenezis n. sp. presents a macronudeus that varies from oval to triangular, is in the anterior third of the cell and presents cariophore. It differs from N. sokoloffi in the form of the citopharinx.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24299
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24299