| pseudocollinia brintoni gen. nov., sp. nov. (apostomatida: colliniidae), a parasitoid ciliate infecting the euphausiid nyctiphanes simplex. | a novel parasitoid ciliate, pseudocollinia brintoni gen. nov., sp. nov. was discovered infecting the subtropical sac-spawning euphausiid nyctiphanes simplex off both coasts of the baja california peninsula, mexico. we used microscopic, and genetic information to describe this species throughout most of its life cycle. pseudocollinia is distinguished from other colliniidae genera because it exclusively infects euphausiids, has a polymorphic life cycle, and has a small cone-shaped oral cavity whos ... | 2012 | 22585303 |