Life cycle, morphology, ontogenesis, and phylogeny of Bromeliothrix metopoides nov. gen., nov. spec., a peculiar ciliate (Protista, Colpodea) froms tank bromeliads (Bromeliaceae)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-193

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Central america; Division chain; Life cycle; Macrostome formation; Merotelokinetal stomatogenesis; Polytomic division; Protest endemism; South America

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROMELIACEAE; CILIOPHORA; COLPODEA; COLPODIDA; COLPODIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METOPOIDES; METOPUS; POLYTOMELLA; PROTISTA;

EID: 77957322025     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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