Distribution of the Entodiniomorphid Ciliate <i>Troglocorys cava</i> Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, &amp; Imai, , (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in Wild and Captive Chimpanzees

Abstract

Trophozoites of Troglocorys cava were detected in all but one of the wild chimpanzee populations from Rubondo Island (Tanzania), with a prevalence ranging between 20% and 78%. However, the ciliate was absent in all captive groups. Prevalence appeared to increase with the number of sequential samples taken from a particular individual and reached 95.5% in wild individuals sampled at least 4 times.