Abstract
Four protozoan epizooites are found attached to the gills of Gammarus pulex collected from Rutland Water. The suctorian, Dendrocometes paradoxus, and the peritrichs, Epistylis sp. and Lagenophrys sp., are relatively abundant, but the chonotrich, Spirochona gemmipara is only occasionally found. SEM studies of various aspects of these protozoa are described. SEM has been useful in distinguishing between the two species of Lagenophrys found on Gammarus. L. ampulla is found on the gills and L. nassa is found on the limbs. The two species are distinguished by the differences in the structure of the loricastome. The relationship between the epizooites and their host is discussed briefly.
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Walker, M.H., Roberts, E. (1982). The protozoan epizooites found on the gills of Gammarus pulex . In: Harper, D.M., Bullock, J.A. (eds) Rutland Water — Decade of Change. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8006-8_24
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