Terrestrial ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from two islands (Gough, Marion) in the southern oceans, with description of two new species, Arcuospathidium cooperi and Oxytricha ottowi

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 282-291

  Foissner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gough Island; Hemimastix amphikineta; Marion Island; Prince Edward Island; Soil ciliates; Sub Antarctic

Indexed keywords

ARCUOSPATHIDIUM COOPERI; OXYTRICHA OTTOWI; COLPODA STEINII; HEMIMASTIX AMPHILSINETA; OXYTRICHA OTTOVOI; PSEUDOPLATYOPHRYA NANA;

CILIATE; ORGANISM; PROTOZOA; SOIL CILIATE; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ATLANTIC, GOUGH ISLAND; PACIFIC, MARION ISLAND; PACIFIC, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND;

EID: 85047678225     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00335956     Document Type: Article

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