Structure of the heterotrophic flagellate community in the water column of the River Rhine (Germany)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-300

  Weitere, Markus ^a,b   Arndt, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

HNF; Large river; Potamoplankton; Protozoa; Taxonomic composition

Indexed keywords

APUSOMONADIDAE; BICOSOECA; BICOSOECA LACUSTRIS; BICOSOECIDA; BODO SALTANS; BODONIDAE; CERCOMONADIDA; CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DESMARELLA; DINOPHYCEAE; DIPLOMONADIDA; EUGLENIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SPUMELLA; STELEXOMONAS; STELEXOMONAS DICHOTOMA; THAUMATOMASTIGIDAE;

EID: 0141993560     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00913     Document Type: Article

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