Divisional morphogenesis in Blepharisma americanum, B. undulans, and B. hyalinum (Ciliophora: Heterotrichida)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-92

  Aescht, Erna ^a   Foissner, Wilhelm ^b  

^a Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Heterotrichida; Karyorelictida; Ontogenesis; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIATION; MORPHOGENESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

BLEPHARISMA AMERICANUM; BLEPHARISMA HYALINUM; BLEPHARISMA UNDULANS;

EID: 0031800633     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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