Taxonomic studies on three marine pleurostomatid ciliates, Litonotus bergeri nov. spec., L. blattereri nov. spec. and L. petzi nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Pleurostomatida) from North China Sea

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-102

  Lin, Xiaofeng ^a   Li, Jiqiu ^a   Gong, Jun ^a   Warren, Alan ^c   Song, Weibo ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Litonotus bergeri; Litonotus blattereri; Litonotus petzi; Loxophyllum spp.; Marine ciliates; New species

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; LITONOTUS; LOXOPHYLLUM; PLEUROSTOMATIDA;

EID: 43849094480     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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