Abstract
In the course of a survey of a specimen of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (collected at Villefranche-sur-Mer, France) using scanning electron microscopy, the suctorian ciliate Trichophrya salparum was found on the jellyfish exumbrella. This ciliate species is reported for the first time on a scyphozoan jellyfish host. A redescription of this suctorian species is presented together with data on its distribution and host prevalence.
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