Trichomycetes from lentic and lotic aquatic habitats in Ontario, Canada

Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1449-1466

  Strongman, D B ^a   White, Merlin M ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebidiales; Eccrinales; Harpellales; Insect fungal endobionts; Symbiotic protista

Indexed keywords

ENDOSYMBIONT; FUNGUS; INVERTEBRATE; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; NEW SPECIES; PROTIST; TAXONOMY;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AMOEBIDIACEAE; ARTHROPODA; ASTACOIDEA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; ECCRINALES; EPHEMEROPTERA; FUNGI; GLOTZIA; HARPELLA MELUSINAE; HARPELLALES; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEGERIOMYCES; LEGERIOMYCES RARUS; LEGERIOSIMILIS; PARAMOEBIDIUM; PROTISTA; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; SMITTIUM CULICIS; STACHYLINA; TRICHOMYCETES;

EID: 57549114674     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-107     Document Type: Article

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