Reevaluation of cortical developmental patterns in Euplotes (s. l.), including a morphogenetic redescription of E. charon (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Euplotida)

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 593-602

  Shao, Chen ^a   Ma, Honggang ^a   Gao, Shan ^a   Khaled, Al Rasheid A ^b   Song, Weibo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ciliate; Euplotes; ontogenesis; phylogeny; sequences

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES CHARON; EUPLOTIDA; EURYSTOMUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79955502900     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-010-9128-9     Document Type: Article

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