CILIATE PROTOZOA IN THE RUMEN OF BRAZILIAN WATER BUFFALO, BUBALUS-BUBALIS LINNAEUS

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作者
DEHORITY, BA [1 ]
机构
[1] OHIO AGR RES & DEV CTR, DEPT ANIM SCI, WOOSTER, OH 44691 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1979年 / 26卷 / 04期
关键词
Brazil; Bubalus bubalis; Diplodinium (Eudiplodinium) bubalis sp. n; Diplodinium (O.) brazili sp. n; Diplodinium (O.) esalqum sp. n; Diplodinium (O.) nucleolobum sp. n; Diplodinium (O.) tiete sp. n; Entodinium ciculum sp. n; Entodinium spinonucleatum sp. n; Entodinium triangulum sp. n; rumen ciliates; taxonomy; Water buffalo;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb04191.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Total numbers and distribution of genera, subgenera and species were determined for the ciliate protozoa in rumen contents of 4 Brazilian water buffalo, B. bubalis Linnaeus. The fauna of 1 animal, housed in close proximity to European and zebu-type cattle, differed considerably from that of the remaining animals, which were isolated on a large ranch. Several of the protozoan species observed in the semi-isolated animals were 1st described in rumen contents from humped Indian cattle and their subsequent occurrence in other hosts and geographic locations has been limited or absent. In all, 49 different species of protozoa were found, 8 of which were not previously described. Three of the new species belong to the genus Entodinium: E. ciculum, E. spinonucleatum and E. triangulum. Four new species belong to the genus Diplodinium (Ostracodinium): D. (O.) brazili, D. (O.) esalqum, D. (O.) nucleolobum and D. (O.) tiete ; and 1 to Diplodinium (Eudiplodinium): D. (E.) bubalus.
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