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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

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David M. Taylor, Denis H. Lynn, and Scott G. Gransden; Vasichona opiliophila n. sp., an ectosymbiotic ciliate (Chonotrichia: Exogemmida) on the maxillae of the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio. Can.J.Zool. 73:166-172, 1995

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Vasichona opiliophila n.sp. is described from the basal endites of the maxillae of the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio. This is the first report of these chonotrich ciliates from the Northwestern Atlantic. The genus Vasichona Jankowski, 1972 is redefined and the genus Cryptochona Jankowski, 1973 is considered to be a junior synonym of Vasichona because the relative size of the oral flap is not a stable character.