A new contribution to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the ciliate genus Spirostomum (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Heterotrichea), with comprehensive descriptions of two species from wetlands in China
Species of the ciliate genus Spirostomum Ehrenberg, 1834 are distributed worldwide and have a research history spanning more than two centuries. However, species delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within this genus are still uncertain due to the paucity of stable morphologic characters for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Water Biology and Security |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772735122000452 |