Redescription of Two Known Species, Gastrocirrhus monilifer (Ozaki et Yagiu, 1942) and Gastrocirrhus stentoreus Bullington, 1940, with Reconsideration of the Genera Gastrocirrhus and Euplotidium

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-355

  Hu, Xiaozhong ^a,b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Euplotidium; Gastrocirrhus; Infraciliature; Morphology; New combination

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTIDIUM; EUPLOTIDIUM ARENARIUM; GASTROCIRRHIDAE; MOLLUSCA; OZAKI;

EID: 0348173505     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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