Histological analysis of mantle-cavity ciliates in Dreissena polymorpha: Their location, symbiotic relationship, and distinguishing morphological characteristics

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 251-257

  Laruelle, F ^a   Molloy, D P ^b   Fokin, S I ^c   Ovcharenko, M A ^d  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Ancistrumina; Ciliophora; Conchophthirus; Hypocomagalma; Peri trichia; Sphenophrya; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

ANCISTRUMINA LIMNICA; CONCHOPHTHIRUS ACUMINATUS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; HYPOCOMAGALMA DREISSENAE; PERITRICHIA; SPHENOPHRYA DREISSENAE;

EID: 0032783760     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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