High numbers of naked amoebae in the planktonic waters of a mangrove stand in southern Florida, USA

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Rogerson, Andrew ^a   Gwaltney, Christina ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biodiversity; Gymnamoebae; Protists; Protozoa; Species

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; AMOEBA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MANGROVE; MORPHOTYPE; NANOFLAGELLATE; UNITED STATES;

ABUNDANCE; MANGROVE; PLANKTON; PROTOZOA;

AMOEBA; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; FLORIDA; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; TREES;

UNITED STATES;

CILIOPHORA; HALOPHILA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034081120     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00042.x     Document Type: Article

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