| intestinal ciliated protozoa of the asian elephant elephas maximus linnaeus, 1758 with the description of triplumaria izmirae n. sp. | species composition and distribution of intestinal ciliates excreted in the feces of three asian elephants living in sasalı national park, izmir, turkey, were investigated. seven ciliate genera consisting of 36 species were identified. this is the first report on intestinal ciliates in elephants living in turkey; one new species, t. izmirae n. sp., was described. this new species has a special macronucleus shape, skeletal rod plates with two wings and posterior contractile vacuole lying beneath ... | 2014 | 24280461 |