Emendation of the family name Amoebidiaceae (Choanozoa, Mesomycetozoa, Ichthyosporea)

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-79

  Reeves, Will Karlisle ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebidiaceae; Amoebidium; Choanozoa; DRIP; Ichthyosporea; Mesomycetozoa; Nomenclature; Trichomycetes

Indexed keywords

AMOEBIDIACEAE; AMOEBIDIUM; CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; ICHTHYOSPOREA; TRICHOMYCETES;

EID: 0037279789     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/1525-2647(2003)070[0078:eotfna]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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