Scuticociliate
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Scuticociliatia is a subclass of ciliates in the class Oligohymenophorea. Its members are called scuticociliates. These unicellular eukaryotes are marine microorganisms that are usually free-living and widely distributed in the world's oceans. Around 20 members of the group have been identified as causative agents of the disease scuticociliatosis, in which the ciliates are parasites of other marine organisms. Species known to be susceptible include a broad range of teleosts, seahorses, sharks, and some crustaceans.[2]
References
- ^ Small, Eugene B. (October 1967). "The Scuticociliatida, a New Order of the Class Ciliatea (Phylum Protozoa, Subphylum Ciliophora)". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 86 (4): 345. doi:10.2307/3224258.
- ^ Jung, Sung-Ju; Woo, Patrick T.K. (2012). "Chapter 5: Miamiensis avidus and related species". In Woo, Patrick T.K.; Buchmann, Kurt (eds.). Fish parasites: pathobiology and protection. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI. pp. 73–91. ISBN 9781845938062.
- Bourne DG, Boyett HV, Henderson ME, Muirhead A, Willis BL (2008). "Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74 (3): 883–8. doi:10.1128/AEM.01124-07. PMC 2227702. PMID 18083868.
- Ramos MF, Costa AR, Barandela T, Saraiva A, Rodrigues PN (2007). "Scuticociliate infection and pathology in cultured turbot Scophthalmus maximus from the north of Portugal". Dis. Aquat. Org. 74 (3): 249–53. doi:10.3354/dao074249. PMID 17465310.
External links
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