Four new fuscheriid soil ciliates (ciliophora: Haptorida) from four biogeographic regions

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Gabilondo, Regina ^a   Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Australia; Austria; Biogeography; Ethiopia; Resting cysts; Tibet

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; HAPTORIDA; SPATHIDIIDAE;

EID: 70350373413     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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