Infraciliature of eight Triplumaria species (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida) from Asian elephants with the description of six new species

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 256-273

  Ito, Akira ^a   Mishima, Takakibi ^b   Nataami, Kei ^c   Ike, Kazunori ^c   Imai, Soichi ^c  

^a Ookusa Animal Clinic   (Japan)

^b Tokachi Agricultural Mutual Aid Association   (Japan)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Triplumaria fulgora n. sp.; Triplumaria harpagonis n. sp.; Triplumaria solea n. sp.; Triplumaria sukuna n. sp.; Triplumaria suwako n. sp.; Triplumaria zuze n. sp

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; ELEPHANT; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CILIOPHORA; ELEPHANTS; FECES; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY;

CILIOPHORA; CYCLOPOSTHIIDAE; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; ENTODINIOMORPHIDA; FULGORA; OPHRYOSCOLECIDAE; RAABENA BELLA; RHINOCEROTIDAE; SOLEA;

EID: 81355161373     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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