Ultrastructural features of the actinosporean phase of Myxosporea (phylum Myxozoa): A comparative study

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-103

  Lom, Jiří ^a   Dyková, Iva ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Actinospores; Chidaria; Myxosporea; Myxozoa phylogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031426719     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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