Chromidina chattoni
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Chromidina elegans is a species of ciliates, described in 2016. It is parasitic in the kidney appendages of the cuttlefish Loligo vulgaris. The type-locality is off Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
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Chromidina chattoni, hapantotype and parahapantotypes | |
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Species: | C. chattoni |
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Chromidina chattoni Souidenne, Florent and Grellier, 2016 | |
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The name of the species refers to French biologist Édouard Chatton, who worked on species of Chromidina.[2]