Morphology and infraciliature of three species of Metaurostylopsis (Ciliophora, Stichotrichia): M. songi n. sp., M. salina n. sp., and M. marina (Kahl 1932) from sediments, saline ponds, and coastal waters

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Lei, Yanli ^a,b   Choi, Joong Ki ^a   Xu, Kuidong ^b,c   Petz, Wolfgang ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Marine ciliate; New species; Taxonomy; Tidal flat; Urostylid; Yellow sea

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TIDAL FLAT;

CILIOPHORA; STICHOTRICHIA;

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; PARASITOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KOREA; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; SEAWATER;

EID: 18744409369     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.3294rr.x     Document Type: Article

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