Divisional morphogenesis in Steinia sphagnicola (Ciliophora, Hypotrichida): A comparative light and scanning electron microscopic study

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-46

  Voß, Hans Jürgen ^a,c   Foissner, Wilhelm ^b  

^a Private Laboratory   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; Morphogenesis; Morphology; Oxytrichidae; SEM; Steinia sphagnicola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030059738     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80037-X     Document Type: Article

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