Updating the trachelocercids (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea). V. Redescription of Kovalevaia sulcata (Kovaleva, 1966) gen. n., comb. n. and Trachelocerca incaudata Kahl, 1933

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-219

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; Comb. n; Infraciliature; Karyorelictea; Kovalevaia sulcata (Kovaleva, 1966) gen. n.; Mesopsammon; Trachelocerca incaudata; Trachelocercidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030826814     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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