The morphology, ontogeny, and small subunit rRNA gene sequence analysis of Diophrys parappendiculata n. sp. (protozoa, ciliophora, euplotida), a new marine ciliate from coastal waters of Southern China

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 242-248

  Shen, Zhuo ^a   Yi, Zhenzhen ^a   Warren, Alan ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diophrys parappendiculata; Marine ciliate; Morphology; New species; SSU rRNA gene sequence

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S; SEA WATER;

CILIATE; COASTAL WATER; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE; MORPHOGENESIS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; CILIOPHORA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CHINA; DAYA BAY; GUANGDONG;

CILIOPHORA; DIOPHRYS; DIOPHRYS APPENDICULATA; EUPLOTIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79959817468     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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