Polymorphism within Paramecium sexaurelia (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) and description of a new stand of the species in China

Folia Biologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Przyboś, Ewa ^a   Rautian, Maria ^a   Greczek Stachura, Magdalena ^c   Potekhin, Alexey ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Educational Academy   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intra species polymorphism; Occurrence of species; Paramecium aurelia species complex; RAPD PCR fingerprints

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM SEXAURELIA;

EID: 34447633531     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/173491607781492632     Document Type: Article

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