Rigidothrix goiseri nov. gen., nov. spec. (Rigidotrichidae nov. fam.), a new "flagship" ciliate from the Niger floodplain breaks the flexibility-dogma in the classification of stichotrichine spirotrichs (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-267

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a   Stoeck, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afrophrya nov. gen.; Biogeography; CEUU hypothesis; Rigidothrix goiseri nov. gen., nov. spec.; Stichotrich ciliate; Subtropical Africa

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; OXYTRICHA; OXYTRICHA GRANULIFERA; SPIROTRICHEA; UROLEPTUS; UROLEPTUS GALLINA; UROSTYLA GRANDIS;

EID: 33750952511     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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