Testate amoebae from a cretaceous forest floor microbiocoenosis of France

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Schmidt, Alexander R ^a   Girard, Vincent ^b,c   Perrichot, Vincent ^b,d   SchÖnborn, Wilfried ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amber; Arcellinida; Centropyxis; Fossil microorganisms; Leptochlamys; Palaeoecology; Testate lobose amoebae

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; AMBER; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FOREST FLOOR; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROFOSSIL; MICROHABITAT; PALEOECOLOGY; PROTOZOAN;

CHARENTE MARITIME; FRANCE; POITOU-CHARENTES;

AMOEBA (GENUS); ARCELLINIDA; ARTHROPODA; CENTROPYXIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; LOBOSEA;

EID: 77951579906     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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