Morphology and ontogenesis of Novistrombidium apsheronicum nov. comb. and Strombidium arenicola (Protozoa, Ciliophora): A comparative light microscopical and SEM study

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-266

  Agatha, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Marine waters; Oligotrichia; Ontogenesis; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARENICOLA; CILIOPHORA; NOVISTROMBIDIUM; NOVISTROMBIDIUM APSHERONICUM; OLIGOTRICHIA; PROTOZOA; STROMBIDIIDAE; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM ARENICOLA;

EID: 0141924400     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00915     Document Type: Article

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