A further study on littoral ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) near King George Island, Antarctica, with description of a new genus and seven new species

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 979-1012

  Wilbert, Norbert ^a   Song, Weibo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic ciliates; New genus and new species; Taxonomy and morphology

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

CHLAMYDONELLA; CILIOPHORA; CONDYLOSTOMA; DIOPHRYS; DIOPHRYS APPENDICULATA; DUJARDIN; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES BALTEATUS; EUPLOTES RARISETA; EUPLOTES VANNUS; FOLLICULINA; FOLLICULINIDAE; HARTMANNULA ANGUSTIPILOSA; HEMIGASTROSTYLA SZABOI; HOLOSTICHA; HOLOSTICHA DIADEMATA; LITONOTUS; LORICA; PLEURONEMA CORONATUM; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS PERSALINUS; SCUTUM; UROTRICHA;

EID: 48949118317     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701877540     Document Type: Article

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