A new family of entodiniomorph protozoa from the marsupial forestomach, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-295

  Dehority, Burk A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Macropodiniidae n. fam.; Macropodinium baldense n. sp.; Macropodinium ennuensis n. sp.; Macropodinium moiri n. sp.; Macropodinium n.g.; Macropodinium setonixum n. sp.; Macropodinium yalanbense n. sp.

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CACAJAO; CILIOPHORA; ENTODINIOMORPHIDA; MACROPODINIIDAE; MACROPODINIUM; MACROPODINIUM ENNUENSIS; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MACROPUS ROBUSTUS; MACROPUS RUFUS; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA; PROTOZOA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 0030197954     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb03991.x     Document Type: Article

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