Classification of the peritrich ciliate Opisthonecta matiensis (Martín-Cereceda et al. 1999) as Telotrochidium matiense nov. comb., based on new observations and SSU rDNA phylogeny

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-279

  Martín Cereceda, Mercedes ^a   Guinea, Almudena ^b   Bonaccorso, Elisa ^c   Dyal, Patricia ^a   Novarino, Gianfranco ^a   Foissner, Wilhelm ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; Conjugation; Peritrichia; Phylogeny of peritrichs; Redescription; Telotrochidium

Indexed keywords

ASTYLOZOON ENRIQUESI; CILIOPHORA; EPISTYLIS; OPISTHONECTA; OPISTHONECTA HENNEGUYI; OPISTHONECTA MATIENSIS; OPISTHONECTIDAE; PERITRICHIA (CILIATES); PROTOZOA; TELOTROCHIDIUM; VORTICELLA MICROSTOMA;

EID: 35148846432     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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