The biodiversity of dictyostelids in a Spanish biosphere reserve

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 247-259

  Romeralo, M ^a   Lado, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dictyostelium macrocephalum; Eumycetozoa; Polysphondylium violaceum; Soil samples; Spain; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

DICTYOSTELIIDA; DICTYOSTELIUM; MYCETOZOA; POLYSPHONDYLIUM; POLYSPHONDYLIUM VIOLACEUM;

EID: 51149114602     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2008/0087-0247     Document Type: Article

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