Morphology and cell division of Saudithrix terricola n. gen., n. sp., a large, stichotrich ciliate from Saudi Arabia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-268

  Berger, Helmut ^a,b   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^c   Foissner, Wilhelm ^b  

^a Technisches Buro F Okologie   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Morphogenesis; Morphometry; Multicorona; Ontogenesis; Resting cyst; Soil ciliate; Spirotrichea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; CYTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CILIOPHORA; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

CILIOPHORA; TERRICOLA;

EID: 33745700153     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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