New entodiniomorphid ciliates from the intestine of the wild African white rhinoceros belong to a new family, the Gilchristidae

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-307

  Ito, Akira ^a   Van Hoven, Wouter ^b   Miyazaki, Yutaka ^c   Imai, Soichi ^c  

^a Ookusa Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

African white rhinoceros; Digilchristia draconis n.g., n.sp.; Entodiniomorphida; Gilchristia artemis n.g., n.sp.; Gilchristidae n.fam.; Infraciliature

Indexed keywords

CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM; CILIOPHORA; CYCLOPOSTHIIDAE; ENTODINIOMORPHIDA; OPHRYOSCOLECIDAE;

EID: 33750951291     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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