Colonization and reproduction of the epibiotic flagellate colacium vesiculosum (Euglenophyceae) on Daphnia pulex

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 770-774

  Al Dhaheri, Rowaya S ^a,c   Willey, Ruth L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colacium vesiculosum; Colonization; Daphnia; Epibiosis; Euglenophyta; Prevalence; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; EPIBIONT; EPIBIOTIC FLAGELLATE; FLAGELLATE; REPRODUCTION;

CLADOCERA; COLACIUM VESICULOSUM; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 0030303419     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00770.x     Document Type: Article

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