Morphological and molecular investigations of Paramecium schewiakoffi sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) and current status of distribution and taxonomy of Paramecium spp.

@article{Fokin2004MorphologicalAM,
  title={Morphological and molecular investigations of Paramecium schewiakoffi sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) and current status of distribution and taxonomy of Paramecium spp.},
  author={Sergei I. Fokin and Ewa Przyb{\'o}s and Serge M. Chivilev and Cora L Beier and Matthias Horn and Bogumiła Skotarczak and Beata Wodecka and Masahiro Fujishima},
  journal={European Journal of Protistology},
  year={2004},
  volume={40},
  pages={225-243}
}
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