Nuclearia thermophila sp. nov. (Nucleariidae), a new nucleariid species isolated from Yunoko Lake in Nikko (Japan)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-155

  Yoshida, Masaki ^a   Nakayama, Takeshi ^b   Inouye, Isao ^b  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Filopodia; Nuclearia thermophila sp. nov.; Nucleariid; Phylogeny; SSU rDNA; Warm lake species

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; JAPAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FRESH WATER; JAPAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; NUCLEARIA; NUCLEARIIDAE; PLATYCRISTATA; PROTISTA;

EID: 67349169322     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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