An ultrastructural and molecular study of Hyperamoeba dachnaya, n. sp., and its relationship to the mycetozoan slime moulds

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-336

  Walker, Giselle ^a   Silberman, Jeffrey D ^b   Karpov, Serguei A ^c   Preisfeld, Angelika ^d   Foster, Peter ^a   Frolov, Alexander O ^e   Novozhilov, Yuri ^f   Sogin, Mitchell L ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^f KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^g MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Hyperamoeba dachnaya n. sp.; Myxogastrid; Protist; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

HYPERAMOEBA DACHNAYA; HYPERAMOEBA FLAGELLATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYCETOZOA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TUBULOCRISTATA;

EID: 0141993555     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00906     Document Type: Article

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