Morphology and taxonomy of epizoic diatoms (epiphalaina and tursiocola) on a sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) stranded on the coast of belgium

Diatom Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-18

  Denys, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHED WHALE; DIATOMS; EPIZOIC FLORA; ORGANISM MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

BELGIUM;

EPIPHALAINA; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; TURSIOCOLA;

EID: 0030780505     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.1997.9705398     Document Type: Article

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