Ultrastructural studies on Cymbomonas tetramitiformis (Prasinophyceae). I. General structure, scale microstructure, and ontogeny

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 657-671

  Moestrup, Øjvind ^a   Inouye, Isao ^b   Hori, Terumitsu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cymbomonas; Marine nanoplankton; Prasinophyceae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CELL BODY; CELL SYMMETRY; CYSTS; FLAGELLA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ONTOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL STRUCTURE; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLANTS;

CYMBOMONAS; CYMBOMONAS TETRAMITIFORMIS; HALOSPHAERA; MAMIELLA; MAMIELLALES; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PRASINOPHYCEAE; PTEROSPERMA; PYRAMIMONAS;

EID: 20444463580     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-055     Document Type: Article

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