New SSU-rDNA sequences for eleven colpodeans (Ciliophora, Colpodea) and description of Apocyrtolophosis nov. gen

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-46

  Foissner, Wilhelm ^a   Bourland, William A ^b   Wolf, Klaus W ^c   Stoeck, Thorsten ^d   Dunthorn, Micah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^d Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colpoda; Cyrtolophosis minor; Jaroschia sumptuosa; Kalometopia duplicata; Soil ciliates; Tank bromeliad ciliates

Indexed keywords

BRYOMETOPUS; BURSARIOMORPHIDA; CILIOPHORA; COLPODA; COLPODEA; COLPODIDA; CYRTOLOPHOSIDIDA; CYRTOLOPHOSIS; PLATYOPHRYA VORAX;

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; COLPODA; CYRTOLOPHOSIS MINOR; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; JAROSCHIA SUMPTUOSA; KALOMETOPIA DUPLICATA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SOIL CILIATES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANK BROMELIAD CILIATES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLPODA; CYRTOLOPHOSIS MINOR; JAROSCHIA SUMPTUOSA; KALOMETOPIA DUPLICATA; SOIL CILIATES; TANK BROMELIAD CILIATES;

CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892848094     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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