Seasonal dynamics of cyst formation of pelagic strombidiid ciliates in a deep prealpine lake

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Müller, Helga ^a   Wünsch, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyst; Freshwater plankton; Limnostrombidium viride; Oligotrichida; Pelagostrombidium fallax; Sediment trap; Survival strategy

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; FALLAX; LIMNOSTROMBIDIUM; LIMNOSTROMBIDIUM VIRIDE; OLIGOTRICHIA; PELAGOSTROMBIDIUM; PELAGOSTROMBIDIUM FALLAX; STROMBIDIIDAE;

EID: 0344348906     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame017037     Document Type: Article

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