Six new ciliated protozoan species of trichostomatida, entodiniomorphida and suctorida from the intestine of wild African rhinoceroses

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-124

  Van Hoven, Wouter ^a   Gilchrist, Frances M C ^a   Stenson, Michael O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hindgut Protozoa; New species; Rhinoceros

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOSOMA MULTISUCTORES; ENTODINI OMORPHIDA; HELIC APICALIS; LAVIERELLA KLIPDRIFI; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; PROTOZOON; RHINOCEROS; RHINOZETA PEDALE; TRIPLUMARIA CORRUGARE;

HELICOZOSTER AFRICANUS;

EID: 0031780895     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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