Living with nematode: an epibiont Trematosoma rotunda associated with basibiont Desmodora scaldensis from Matla estuary, Sundarbans, India
Ghosh, M.; Mandal, S. (2019). Living with nematode: an epibiont Trematosoma rotunda associated with basibiont Desmodora scaldensis from Matla estuary, Sundarbans, India. Thalassas 35(2): 619-624. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00129-3
In: Thalassas. Universidad de Vigo: Vigo. ISSN 0212-5919; e-ISSN 2366-1674, more
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| Keywords |
Desmodora scaldensis de Man, 1889 [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS]; Trematosoma rotunda
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Desmodora scaldensis; Epibionts; Free-living nematodes; Sundarbans; Symbiotic associations; Trematosoma rotunda |
| Abstract |
In the present study, we reported the symbiotic associations of suctorian epibionts Trematosoma rotunda (Allgén 1952) with marine nematode Desmodora scaldensis de Man 1889. The attachment of the epibionts on the cuticle of marine free-living nematodes was reported for the first time from subtidal zone of Matla estuary, Sundarbans, India. We compared the biometrics of epibiont T. rotunda with published literatures, discussed host-epibiont interactions and suggested future research opportunities. |
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