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Strains of the Morphospecies Ploeotia costata (Euglenozoa) Isolated from the Western North Pacific (Taiwan) Reveal Substantial Genetic Differences.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Chan Ya-Fan, Chiang Kuo-Ping, Chang Jeng, Moestrup Øjvind, Chung Chih-Ching
Abstract excerpt
Two phagotrophic euglenid strains (Strains Pac and Tam) were isolated from coastal locations in Taiwan. Ultrastructural characteristics of the strains included five pellicle strips joined at the posterior end. The strips were formed by major grooves with bifurcated edges. At the cell anterior, the feeding structure formed a lip. Underneath the lip was a comb composed of layers of microtubules. Farther back, two...
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