Ctenophore Parasites
Trichodina ctenophorii
Ciliates of the Order Peritrichida, Suborder Mobilina found on the ciliary comb plates of ctenophores.
They are related to freshwater Vorticella, but lack the stalk, so that they can swim freely.
T. ctenophorii attached to a comb plate (SEM) Comb plate heavily infested with trichodinids (DIC)
Estes, Reynolds, Morgan and Moss, 1997. J. Euk. Microbiol
Gymnamoebae
Gymnamoebae, or "naked amoebae" lack a shell-like test, unlike testate amoebae.
Comb plate amoebae (SEM) Comb plate amoebae
Moss et al., 2001. Hydrobiologia XXX:ppp
Link to Andrew Rogerson's web page (our collaborator)
Link to Rebecca Gast's web page (our collaborator)
Dinoflagellates
Probably a species of Oodinium (see Cachon and Cachon, (journal, year))
oodinid dinoflagellate (note fimbrae) oodinid dinoflagellate
Moss et al., 2001. Hydrobiologia XXX:ppp
Cachon and Cachon