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On the morphology and biology of a new arhynchodine thigmotrichid ciliate (Protozoa) from the dog whelk Nucella lapillus
Author(s) -
Khan M. A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1970.tb02168.x
Subject(s) - nucella , biology , ciliate , whelk , zoology , morphology (biology) , protozoa , ecology , predation , gastropoda , botany
Ancistrumina nucellae , sp. n. belongs to the family Hemispeiridae and shows characters intermediate between the genera Ancistrum and Ancistrumina. It is compared here with other Ancistrumina spp. It occurs most abundantly during the winter, particularly in Nucella about 3.5 cm long.