The organisation of Mastigamoeba schizophrenia n. sp.: More evidence of ultrastructural idiosyncrasy and simplicity in pelobiont protists

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-98

  Simpson, Alaştair G B ^a   Bernard, Catherine ^a   Fenchel, Tom ^b   Patterson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basal Bodies; Mastigamoeba; Mastigella; Mastigina; Pelobionts; Phreatamoeba; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MASTIGAMOEBA; MASTIGELLA; MASTIGINA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PELOBIONTIDA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0030944830     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80024-7     Document Type: Article

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