Live observation of excystment in the spirotrich ciliate Meseres corlissi

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Müller, Helga ^a  

^a Private Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergence; Excystment; Halteriid ciliates; Meseres corlissi

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; DIDINIUM NASUTUM; HALTERIIDAE; MESERES CORLISSI; NASSULA; TILLINA MAGNA;

EID: 34249287022     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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