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Article Name : | | A NEW SPECIES OF PROTOZOAN CILIATE Entodinium conicospinum (sp.nov) FROM THE RUMEN OF INDIAN CATTLE, (Bos indicus) | Author Name : | | S. A. KULKARNI | Publisher : | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | Article Series No. : | | GRT-2601 | Article URL : | | ![](images/pdf_download.png) | Author Profile View PDF In browser | Abstract : | | Rumen fluid samples from adult Indian cattle (Bos indicus) were observed to study the morphology of rumen ciliate protozoa belonging to genus Entodinium. The samples were collected from the Hingoli District Marathwada region (Maharashtra, India). The present paper deals with the morphology of and new species Entodinium conicospinum identified from the rumen of Indian cattle. The body measurements. Frequency distribution and variations of the charecters are recorded. Critical comments are made on its specific identity. Entodinium consicospinum (sp.nov) is characterized by having small conical, elongated peg shaped body. The ventral surface is terminated postericrly into a sharp, pointed caudal spine. The wedge shaped macronucleus is located highup near the base of the adoral lip. | Keywords : | | |
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