The "tetrahymena pyriformis" complex of cryptic species

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-380

  Simon, Ellen M ^a   Nanney, David L ^a   Doerder, F Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ciliates; Cryptic species; Population structure; Species problem; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CILIATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTIST; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

CILIOPHORA; PROTISTA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 38649084699     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9255-6     Document Type: Review

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