Morphology, conjugation, and postconjugational reorganization of Dileptus tirjakovae n. sp. (Ciliophora, Haptoria)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 436-447

  Vďačný, Peter ^a,b   Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alpha taxonomy; Evolution; Exconjugants; Greece; Soil ciliates

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; KARYOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CILIATE; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CILIOPHORA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

CILIOPHORA; DILEPTUS; ENCHELYODON; HAPTORIA; HAPTORIDA; SPATHIDIIDAE; SPATHIDIUM;

EID: 54249106308     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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