Becnelia sigarae gen. n., sp. n. Isolated from testes of the water boatmen, Sigara lateralis (Heteroptera: Corixidae) in the Czech Republic

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-252

  Tonka, Tomáš ^a   Weiser, Jaroslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Becnelia sigarae gen. n., sp. n.; Heteroptera; Life cycle; Microsporidia; Sigara; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BECNELIA SIGARAE; CZECH REPUBLIC; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; SIGARA LATERALIS; SIZE; SPORE WALL; SPORE; TESTIS;

EID: 0033861885     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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