Description of two new, mycophagous soil ciliates (Ciliophora, Colpodea): Fungiphrya strobli n. g., n. sp. and Grossglockneria ovata n. sp.

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-42

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infraciliature; Pennsylvania; Republic of South Africa; Table Mountain; Taxonomic ranking; USA

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TAXONOMY;

CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; COLPODEA; COLPODIDA; FUNGIPHRYA; FUNGIPHRYA STROBLI; GROSSGLOCKNERIA; GROSSGLOCKNERIA OVATA; GROSSGLOCKNERIIDAE;

EID: 0032991074     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04581.x     Document Type: Article

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