Description of two new marine pleurostomatid ciliates, Loxophyllum choii nov. spec. and L. shini nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida) from China

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-139

  Lin, Xiaofeng ^a   Song, Weibo ^a,b   Li, Jiqiu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Loxophyllum choii nov. spec.; Loxophyllum shini nov. spec.; Marine ciliates; Morphology and infraciliature

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LOXOPHYLLUM; PLEUROSTOMATIDA;

EID: 34249673376     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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