An ultrastructural study of a free-living retortamonad, Chilomastix cuspidata (Larsen and Patterson, 1990) n. comb. (Retortamonadida, protista)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-265

  Bernard, Catherine ^a   Simpson, Alastair G B ^a   Patterson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Chilomastix; Flagellate; Perco lomonas cuspidata; Protista; Protozoa; Retortamonadida

Indexed keywords

CHILOMASTIX; CHILOMASTIX CUSPIDATA; CUSPIDATA; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PERCOLOMONAS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; RETORTAMONADIDAE;

EID: 0030772059     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80003-X     Document Type: Article

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