Wittmannia antarctica N. G., n. sp. (Nosematidae), a new hyperparasite in the Antarctic dicyemid mesozoan Kantharella antarctica

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 438-446

  Czaker, Renate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctic dicyemid mesozoan; Microsporidium; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICYEMIDAE; KANTHARELLA; KANTHARELLA ANTARCTICA; MESOZOA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; NOSEMA; NOSEMATIDAE; WITTMANNIA; WITTMANNIA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0030866517     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05721.x     Document Type: Article

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