Euplotes uncinatus (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia), a new species with zooxanthellae

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1055-1061

  Lobban, C S ^a   Modeo, L ^b   Verni, F ^b   Rosati, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; HYPOTRICHIA; MARISTENTOR DINOFERUS;

EID: 26444455548     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0024-3     Document Type: Article

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