Morphology and morphometry of apodera vas (certes, 1889) (protozoa: Testacea) from two peatlands in Southern Chile

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Zapata, Jaime ^a   Fernández, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apodera vas; Morphology; Morphometry; Peatland; Southern chile; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOA; TESTACEALOBOSIA;

EID: 67650085010     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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