The feeding ecology of Actinophrys sol (Sarcodina: Heliozoa) in Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 451-457

  Pierce, Richard W ^a,b   Coats, D Wayne ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Estuary; Plankton; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; MICROSPHERE; PREDATION;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PROTOZOA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOPHRYS SOL; CILIOPHORA; CYCLIDIUM; HELIOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PLEURONEMA; PROTOZOA; SARCODINA; STROBILIDIUM; STROBILIDIUM SP.; URONEMA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0032857814     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb06060.x     Document Type: Article

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