Report on ciliates from the hindgut of horses in Iceland

Abstract

Ciliates inhabiting the intestine of horses in Iceland were investigated. The population of horses on the island has been isolated for more than 1000 years, so their hindgut ciliates were also isolated all that time. The samples were taken from 6 horses on the territory of Iceland. More than 30 species belonging to 18 genera were found. One species is a very rare.

Keywords

• intestinal ciliates
• equine hindgut ciliates
• trichostomatids
• Trichostomatia
• Allantosomatidae
• Iceland