Taxonomy, morphology and molecular systematics of a new oligotrich ciliate, williophrya maedai gen. nov., sp. nov., with redescriptions of strombidium basimorphum and pseudotontonia simplicidens (protozoa, ciliophora, oligotrichia)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-258

  Liu, Weiwei ^a   Yi, Zhenzhen ^a   Warren, Alan ^b   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^c   Al Farraj, Saleh A ^c   Lin, Xiaofeng ^a   Song, Weibo ^a,d  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese coastal waters; Infraciliature; Mangrove wetland; Marine ciliates; Molecular phylogeny; SSrRNA gene sequence

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; OLIGOTRICHIA; OLIGOTRICHS; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOTONTONIA; STROMBIDIIDAE; STROMBIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM APOLATUM; STROMBIDIUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 81255205449     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2011.605812     Document Type: Article

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