Phototaxis in Porpostoma notatum, a marine scuticociliate with a composed crystalline organelle

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-304

  Kuhlmann, Hans Werner ^a   Bräucker, Richard ^b   Schepers, Andreas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystalline organelle; Life cycle; Orientation; Phototaxis; Porpostoma notatum

Indexed keywords

PORPOSTOMA; PORPOSTOMA NOTATUM;

EID: 1842372080     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80007-7     Document Type: Article

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