Abstract
The trichodinid ciliate Trichodina truttae Mueller, 1937 is redescribed from silver-impregnated specimens collected from the skin of cultured juvenile Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) from British Columbia, and its detailed surface topography was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Diagnostic features evident by light microscopy are the large size (body diameter 114–179 μm), high denticle number (28–30), and high number (about 20) of radial pins per denticle. Especially noteworthy characters revealed by SEM that may be important for species identification are the presence of radial ridges on the oral surface and two markedly different lengths of cilia within the adoral ciliary spiral. This is the first verified report of T. truttae from Canada.
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