Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes 1887

Rhabdostyla vernalis Stokes, 1887 Record as epibiont on ostracods: This species was reported as epibiont on exoskeleton of ostracod Cypris sp. from USA freshwaters (Stokes 1888; Morado & Small 1995); it was reported also on ostracods from Hungary (Stiller 1971). Record as epibiont on other hosts: This species was reported as epibiont on the copepod Eucyclops agilis agilis (Koch, 1838) (cited as Eucyclops agilis) (cf. Henebry & Ridgeway 1979) and Cyclops sp. (Stokes 1888). Remarks: According to Stiller (1971) this is a common species in North America and Germany.Published as part of Chatterjee, Tapas, Dovgal, Igor, Mayén-Estrada, Rosaura & Fernandez-Leborans, Gregorio, 2020, A checklist of ciliates (Ciliophora) inhabiting on ostracods (Crustacea, Ostracoda), pp. 17-30 in Zootaxa 4763 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/374402