Heterotrophic Flagellates from Freshwater and Soil Habitats in Subtropical China (Wuhan Area, Hubei Province)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-79

  Tikhonenkov, Denis V ^a,b   Mylnikov, Alexander P ^a   Gong, Ying Chun ^b   Feng, Wei Song ^d   Mazei, Yuri ^c  

^a PAPANIN INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF INLAND WATERS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^d PENZA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

China; Freshwater; Heterotrophic flagellates; Protists; Soil; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOMONAS; BODO SALTANS; BRYOPHYTA; CAUDATA; CERCOMONAS; CRASSICAUDA; DIPHYLLEIA ROTANS; HELKESIMASTIX FAECICOLA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NEOBODO DESIGNIS; PARAPHYSOMONAS; PETALOMONAS MINUTA; PROTISTA; RHYNCHOMONAS NASUTA; SPUMELLA;

EID: 84863934519     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.12.006.0389     Document Type: Article

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