Report of Cothurnia cf. pedunculata Dons, 1918 (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) found as epibiont on Entoprocta from the Indian Ocean

Abstract

Peritrich ciliate Cothurnia cf. pedunculata Dons, 1918 is reported for the first time from the Indian ocean, along Mumbai, west coast of India as epibiont on entoproct Barentsia Hincks, 1880. This is the first report of this species as epibiont on entoproct. This is also the first authentic report of the genus Cothurnia as epibiont on Entoprocta