Amoeboid stage of Gigantomonas herculea (Parabasalia) attached to the hindgut o the termite host Hodotermes mossambicus

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-288

  Brugerolle, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Gigantomonas herculea; Hindgut attachment; Hodotermes mossambicus; Microfilaments; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HODOTERMES MOSSAMBICUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 24344476207     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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