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A Redescription of Uronema nigricans *
Author(s) -
THOMPSON JESSE C.,
EVANS FREDERICK R.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1968.tb02139.x
Subject(s) - ciliate , buccal administration , biology , zoology , bioinformatics , ecology
SYNOPSIS.Uronema nigricans , a hymenostome ciliate, is redescribed by modern technics. Anatomic studies were made on 4 strains treated primarily with the Chatton‐Lwoff silver impregnation technic. Particular attention was given to the buccal apparatus and its importance to generic assignment in the order Hymenostomatida.