- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 28 Issue: 4
- A New Rumen Ciliate from the Turkish Domestic Goat (Capra hircus L.): Entodinium salmani n.sp. (Ento...
A New Rumen Ciliate from the Turkish Domestic Goat (Capra hircus L.): Entodinium salmani n.sp. (Entodiniidae, Entodiniomorphida)
Authors : Bayram Göçmen, Samiye Rastgeldi
Pages : 295-299
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In the course of examining rumen contents obtained from 8 domestic goats (Capra hircus L.) from the south-east of Turkey, a new ciliate species Entodinium salmani n.sp. (Entodiniidae, Entodiniomorphida) and 4 formae [E. salmani salmani n.sp., n.f., E. salmani monospinosum n.sp., n.f., E. salmani bispinosum n.sp., n.f., E. salmani trispinosum n.sp., n.f.] were distinguished. The main characteristics of these species and formae are described in detail and compared with those of similar ones previously reported.Keywords : Entodinium salmani n.sp., New Rumen Ciliates, Capra hircus L., Turkey