Macrocyst formation in three dictyostelid species, Dictyostelium monochasioides, Polysphondylium candidum, and P. pseudo-candidum

Mycoscience

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-361

  Kawakami, S I ^a   Hagiwara, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular slime molds; Dictyostelids; Macrocyst; Mating system; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACRASIDA; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM MONOCHASIOIDES; MYXOGASTRIA; POLYSPHONDYLIUM CANDIDUM; POLYSPHONDYLIUM PSEUDO-CANDIDUM;

EID: 0033566566     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02463881     Document Type: Article

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