WoRMS taxon details
Stegotricha Bower & Meyer, 1993
134832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134832)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bower, S. M.; Meyer, G. R. (1993). Stegotricha enterikos gen.nov., sp.nov. (class Phyllopharyngea, order Rhynchodida), a parasitic ciliate in the digestive gland of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), and its distribution in British Columbia. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 71(10): 2005-2017., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-285 [details]
Xu, K.; Dolan, J. (2025). World Ciliophora Database. Stegotricha Bower & Meyer, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134832 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
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Bower, S. M.; Meyer, G. R. (1993). Stegotricha enterikos gen.nov., sp.nov. (class Phyllopharyngea, order Rhynchodida), a parasitic ciliate in the digestive gland of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), and its distribution in British Columbia. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 71(10): 2005-2017., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-285 [details]
basis of record Jankowski, A.W. (2001). Ciliates - Rhynchodida, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 44-47 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Jankowski, A.W. (2001). Ciliates - Rhynchodida, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 44-47 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Identification Stegotricha sp.Second distinct species of Stegotricha, widespread in European oysters, was determined as Ancistrocoma sp. or A. pelseneeri in digestive glands of Ostrea edulis (1027, 103l, 1066) and O. angulata (1064). Needs urgent restudy. [details]
