Morphology and morphogenesis of Metopus hasei Sondheim, 1929 and M. inversus (Jankowski, 1964) nov. comb. (Ciliophora, Metopida)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-193

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a   Agatha, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Armophorida; Heterotrichida; Namibia; Soil ciliates; Stomatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARMOPHORIDA; CILIOPHORA; HETEROTRICHIDA; INTRAMACRONUCLEATA; INVERTEBRATA; METOPIDAE; METOPUS; METOPUS HASEI; METOPUS INVERSUS;

EID: 0033056336     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04602.x     Document Type: Article

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