Redescription of Ascobius lentus, a rare freshwater folliculinid (Ciliophora: Heterotrichida) from a pond in Germany

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-39

  Mulisch, Maria ^a   Heep, Thomas ^a   Sturm, Wolfgang ^a   Borcherding, Jost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Ecology; Heterotrichida; Morphology; Taxonomy; Ultrastruc ture

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; GERMANY;

ASCOBIUS LENTUS;

EID: 0031956976     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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