On Keelungia pulex nov. gen. et nov. sp., a heterotrophic euglenoid flagellate that lacks pellicular plates (Euglenophyceae, Euglenida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-31

  Chan, Ya Fan ^a   Moestrup, Øjvind ^b   Chang, Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Euglenoids; Feeding apparatus; Keelungia pulex nov. gen. et nov. sp.; Pellicular plates; Pellicular strips; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EUGLENIDA; FLAGELLUM; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EUGLENIDA; FLAGELLA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLONEMIDA; ENTOSIPHON; EUGLENIDA; EUGLENOZOA; LENTOMONAS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PLOEOTIA; PULEX;

EID: 84873094796     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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