Frontonia anatolica n. sp., a new peniculid ciliate (Protista, Ciliophora) from Lake Van, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-30

  Yildiz, Ismail ^a   Şenler, Naciye Gülkiz ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alkaline habitat; Frontonia; Morphology; New species

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; BODY SIZE; CILIATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PROTIST;

LAKE VAN; TURKEY;

ANATOLICA; CILIOPHORA; FRONTONIA; PENICULIDA; PENICULUS; PROTISTA;

EID: 84872059353     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1203-33     Document Type: Article

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