New contributions to the marine benthic ciliates from the Antarctic area, including description of seven new species (Protozoa, Ciliophora)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 935-973

  Wilbert, Norbert ^a   Song, Weibo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Benthic ciliates; New species; Taxonomy and morphology

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CILIATE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); KING GEORGE ISLAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WORLD;

AMPHILEPTUS; CILIOPHORA; CONDYLOSTOMA MAGNUM; DYSTERIA; DYSTERIIDAE; EUKARYOTA; FOLLICULINA; HARTMANNULA; HOLOSTICHA; HOLOSTICHA SP.; INTRANSTYLUM; ORTHODONELLA; OXYTRICHA; PLEURONEMA; PLEURONEMA CORONATUM; POLARIBACTER; PROTOZOA; STROMBIDIUM; TELOTROCHIDIUM;

EID: 13544260660     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400001509     Document Type: Article

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