Comparative surface morphology of marine coelomic gregarines (Apicomplexa, Urosporidae): Pterospora floridiensis and pterospora schizosoma

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Landers, Stephen C ^a   Leander, Brian S ^b  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acephaline; Aseptate; Axiothella mucosa; Axiothella rubrocincta; Gregarine; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APICOMPLEXA; AXIOTHELLA MUCOSA; AXIOTHELLA RUBROCINCTA; GREGARINIA; PTEROSPORA;

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYCHAETA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FLORIDA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYCHAETA; SEAWATER; WASHINGTON;

EID: 18744407017     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.3277rrr.x     Document Type: Article

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