Pronounced ecophysiological clonal differences of two common freshwater ciliates, Coleps spetai (Prostomatida) and Rimostrombidium lacustris (Oligotrichida), challenge the morphospecies concept

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Weisse, Thomas ^a   Rammer, Sabine ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; PLANKTON;

CILIOPHORA; COLEPS SPETAI; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS SP.; CRYPTOPHYTA; OLIGOTRICHIA; PROSTOMATIDA; RIMOSTROMBIDIUM;

EID: 33644886914     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi100     Document Type: Article

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