The first record of Paracineta irregularis (Ciliophora, Suctorea) as epibiont on Rhombognathus halacarid mite (Acari, Halacaridae) from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Abstract

This study presents the data on the new finding of suctorian ciliate Paracineta irregularis on halacarid mite Rhombognathus sp. from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Diagnostic characters of P. irregularis such as contractility of tentacles and position of macronucleus are emended based on the material collected from the new locality. The mode of the species reproduction by semi-circumvaginative exogemmic budding is described for the first time.