The morphology, morphogenesis and SSrRNA gene sequence of a new marine ciliate, Diophrys apoligothrix spec. nov. (Ciliophora; Euplotida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-50

  Song, Weibo ^a   Shao, Chen ^a   Yi, Zhenzhen ^a   Li, Liqiong ^a   Warren, Alan ^b   Al Rasheid, Khaled ^c   Yang, Jinpeng ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chinese biotope; Hypotrichia; Infraciliature; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; RNA GENE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CILIOPHORA; DIOPHRYS; EUPLOTIDA; HYPOTRICHIA;

EID: 58149490985     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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