Pleurotricha curdsi (Shi, Warren and Song 2002) nov. comb. (Ciliophora: Hypotrichida): Morphology and ontogenesis of an Indian population; redefinition of the genus

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-285

  Gupta, Renu ^a   Kamra, Komal ^b   Arora, Seema ^a   Sapra, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Generic redefinition; Morphogenesis; Morphometry; Oxytrichid sensu stricto; Pleurotricha curdsi nov. comb.

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; HYPOTRICHIA; OXYTRICHIDAE; PLEUROTRICHA; PLEUROTRICHA CURDSI; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA BIFARIA; STYLONYCHIA PUSTULATA-VORAX; TETMEMENA; TETMEMENA BIFARIA; TETMEMENA PUSTULATA; TETMEMENA PUSTULATA-VORAX;

EID: 0141958830     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00917     Document Type: Article

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