Diversity, distribution and biogeography of testate amoebae in China: Implications for ecological studies in Asia

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Qin, Yangmin ^a   Xie, Shucheng ^a   Smith, Humphrey G ^b   Swindles, Graeme T ^c   Gu, Yansheng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Biogeography; China; Diversity; Ecology; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ASIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AMOEBA; ASIA; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY;

AMOEBA (GENUS); AMOEBOZOA; FILOSEA; LOBOSEA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 78751570879     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2010.09.004     Document Type: Review

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