Title of article :
NEW RECORD OF PROTOZOAN NYCTOTHERUS HARDWICKII(JANAKIDEVI, 1961) FROM ROUGH-TAILED GECKO CYRTOPODION SCABRUM IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ
Author/Authors :
Hadi, Afkar M Department of Biology - CollegeofEducationfor Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Taher, Ahlam J Department of Biology - CollegeofEducationfor Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract :
The ciliate species isolated from midgut and hindgut of Rough-tailed gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum(Heyden, 1827), identified as Nyctotherus hardwickii was collected from many regions of Baghdad, Iraq. The current study deals with a description and comparison of the morphology and morphometric characters of this species for the first time in Iraq.
Keywords :
Ciliates , Morphmetric , Morphology , Nyctotherus hardwickii , Protozoan
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
