Observations on the morphology and morphogenesis of a new marine urostylid ciliate, Parabirojimia similis nov. gen., nov. spec. (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Hypotrichida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-364

  Hu, Xiaozhong ^a   Song, Weibo ^a   Warren, Alan ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; Morphogenesis; Morphology; Parabirojimia similis nov. gen., nov. spec.

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; HYPOTRICHIA; PARABIROJIMIA SIMILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036954497     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00880     Document Type: Article

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