A redescription of Balanion comatum Wulff, 1919 (Prorodontida, Ciliophora), with notes on its cultivation and behaviour

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 198-205

  Jakobsen, Hans H ^a,c   Montagnes, David J S ^b  

^a Marine Biological Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b Port Erin Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic; Ciliate; Kattegat; Nanoplankton; Plankton; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DENMARK;

BALANION; BALANION COMATUM; BALANION PLANCTONICUM; CILIOPHORA; PRORODONTIDA;

EID: 0033023990     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04604.x     Document Type: Article

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