Infraciliary bands in the rumen ophryoscolecid ciliate Ostracodinium gracile (Dogiel, 1925), observed by light microscopy

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 628-636

  Ito, Akira ^a   Imai, Soichi ^b  

^a Yoron Public Office   (Japan)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binary fission; Ostracodinium; Polybrachykinety; Rumen protozoa; Silver impregnation

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; MICROSCOPY;

OSTRACODINIUM GRACILE;

EID: 0032214331     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04559.x     Document Type: Article

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