Some information on the morphology of Cryptocaryon irritans from South-East Queensland, Australia

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-210

  Diggles, Benjamin K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Cryptocaryon irritans; Isolates; Morphology; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS;

EID: 0030877724     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80037-5     Document Type: Article

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