Pellitidae n. fam. (Lobosea, Gymnamoebia) - A new family, accommodating two amoebae with an unusual cell coat and an original mode of locomotion, Pellita catalonica n.g., n.sp. and Pellita digitata comb. nov

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-267

  Smirnov, Alexey V ^a,b   Kudryavtsev, Alexander A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Glycocalyx; Gymnamoebia; Lobosea; Protist; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA (GENUS); EUAMOEBIDA; GYMNAMOEBIA; LOBOSEA; PROTISTA; SARCODINA;

EID: 27544485714     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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