Updated hypothesis on the evolution of oligotrichid ciliates (Ciliophora, Spirotricha, Oligotrichida) based on somatic ciliary patterns and ontogenetic data

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-56

  Agatha, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; New genera; Oligotrichida; Somatic ciliary pattern; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CILIA; CILIOPHORA; PHYLOGENY;

CILIOPHORA; NOVISTROMBIDIUM; OLIGOTRICHIA; OMEGASTROMBIDIUM; PSEUDOTONTONIA; SPIROTRICHEA; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM WILBERTI;

EID: 78751578920     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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