Observations on the morphology of Cenomorpha uniserialis Levander, 1894 (Ciliophora, Heterotrichida) isolated from a wastewater treatment plant

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Decamp, Olivier ^a,b   Warren, Alan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenomorpha uniserialis; Caenomorphidae; Infraciliature; Morphology; Sapropel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031425625     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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