Endemic cillates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from tank bromeliads (Bromeliaceae): A combined morphological, molecular, and ecological study

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-372

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a   Strüder Kypke, Michaela ^b   Van Der Staay, Georg W M ^c   Moon Van Der Staay, Seung Yeo ^c   Hackstein, Johannes H P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Brazil; Conventional vs. Molecular classification; Dominican republic; Ecuador; Endemic ciliates

Indexed keywords

BROMELIA; BROMELIACEAE; CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0842323849     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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