Antarctic Tintinnids: Their ecology, morphology, ultrastructure and polymorphism

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-15

  Wasik, Anna ^a  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Infraciliature; Lorica; Microarchitecture; Polymorphism; Seasonal succession; Ultrastructure of protoplast

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CYMATOCYLIS AFFINIS; CYMATOCYLIS CONVALLARIA;

EID: 0031977629     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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