Microscopical observations on four marine Dysteria species (Ciliophora, Cyrtophorida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-161

  Gong, Jun ^a   Song, Weibo ^a,b   Warren, Alan ^c   Lin, Xiaofeng ^a   Roberts, David McL ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial ectosymbionts; Dysteria spp.; Identification; Marine ciliates; Morphology and infraciliature; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYRTOPHORIDA; DYSTERIA;

EID: 34249332401     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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