A Nondichotomous Key to Protist Species Identification of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
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A key was developed using morphological and behavioral characters to identify nine genera and 13 species of protists found in the hindgut of three Reticulitermes speciesÑ Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), and Reticulitermes hageni BanksÑby using the online IDnature guides by Discover Life. There are seven characters and 13 taxa, each attached to species descriptions, digital stills, ormovies to aid in protist species identiÞcation.Wechose characters for protist species identiÞcation that were easy to observe with live samples and a light microscope at 400 magniÞcation. All 11 protists fromR. flavipes and nine each inR. virginicus andR. hageniwere recognizedusingoriginal andrevised speciesdescriptions.Thiswas theÞrst reportof theprotist genera Trichomitus from both R. virginicus and R. hageni.
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