Intestinal ciliated protozoa of African rhinoceros: two new genera and five new species from the white rhino ( XXXX ).

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This report represents the first published information on intestinal ciliated protozoa in the African @entity28228 ( @entity28228 ). Two new genera which do not relate to any known ciliated protozoa from the intestines of mammals and five new species are described. The ciliates were found in the colon of three of these free-living hindgut-fermenting grazers that were shot in widely spaced districts in southern Africa. Phalodinium digitalis n. gen., @entity8891 ., Arachnodinium noveni n. gen., @entity8891 ., Monoposthium vulgaris @entity8891 ., M. bracchium @entity8891 ., and M. latus @entity8891 . constituted between 1% and 10% of the total ciliate population (ca. 1 X 10(5)/ml digesta) in the ascending colon. Exceedingly small numbers were observed in the descending colon, indicating temporary accommodation only.
