Taxonomic characterization of two marine peritrichous ciliates, Epicarchesium corlissi n. sp. and Pseudovorticella jiangi n. sp. (Ciliophora: Peritrichia), from northern China

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Sun, Ping ^a   Song, Weibo ^a   Warren, Alan ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Epicarchesium; Infraciliature; Morphology; New marine ciliates; Pseudovorticella

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EPICARCHESIUM; PSEUDOVORTICELLA; SCOPULA;

EID: 33751047841     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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