Paleorhodococcus dominicanus n. gen., n sp. (Actinobacteria) in a faecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber

Historical Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-221

  Poinar, George ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacter; fossil; Tertiary Dominican amber; Triatoma dominicana

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FECAL COLIFORM; FOSSIL RECORD;

ACTINOBACTERIA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODOCOCCUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 84861943793     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2011.615931     Document Type: Article

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