Taxonomic study of Bigelowiella longifila sp. nov. (Chlorarachniophyta) and a time-lapse video observation of the unique migration of amoeboid cells

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-343

  Ota, Shuhei ^a   Ueda, Kunihiko ^a   Ishida, Ken Ichiro ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bigelowiella longifila sp. nov.; Cercozoans; Chlorarachniophytes; Life cycle; Post cell division behavior; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIGELOWIELLA; BIGELOWIELLA NATANS; CERCOZOA; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 33947663088     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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