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The Composition of Ciliphoran Population From Freshwater Bodies of Daultabad Region

Author Name : Shaikh Tarannum Tanveer

ABSTRACT

Ciliophora are one of the diverse groups of Protozoa, ranked as a phylum in the scheme of classification given by 15Levin (1980). Most of them are found in water, soil and  some  are obligate and opportunistic parasites. The present study based on the  freeliving ciliates, total 27 species of ciliates (Ciliopohora: Protozoa) were encountered from three different sampling sites of Daultabad region of Aurangabad . The composition of ciliate population showed great variability in three different sampling sites.

Key words: Ciliates, Protozoa, Population