Observation of live specimens of Pseudotontonia cornuta (Ciliophora: Oligotrichida) reveals new distinctive characters

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  • Alf Skovgaard
  • Catherine Legrand
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Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Strandpromenaden 5, DK-3000 Helsing r, Denmark. *Present address: Departement de Biologia Marina i Oceanogra¢a, Institut de Cie' ncies del Mar, CSIC, Passeig Mar|¤ tim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. University of Kalmar, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Division, S-39182, Kalmar, Sweden. Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected]

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تاریخ انتشار 2005