Strombidinopsis jeokjo n. sp. (Ciliophora: Choreotrichida) from the coastal waters off western Korea: Morphology and small subunit ribosomal DNA gene sequence

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 451-455

  Hae, Jin Jeong ^a   Jae, Seong Kim ^a   Kim, Sanghee ^a   Jae, Yoon Song ^b   Lee, Ilha ^a   Lee, Geon Hyoung ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ciliate; DNA; Heterotrophic protist; Oligotrichia; Plankton; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER;

COASTAL WATER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLANKTON; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, PROTOZOAN; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; CHOREOTRICHIDA; CILIOPHORA; OLIGOTRICHIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; STROMBIDINOPSIS; STROMBIDINOPSIS JEOKJO;

EID: 3242893054     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00393.x     Document Type: Article

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