New stands of Paramecium tetraurelia (Ciliophora, Protozoa) in Australia and Europe.

Folia Biol (Krakow)

Department of Experimental Zoology, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy ofSciences, Słlawkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland.

Published: January 2009

New stands of Paramecium tetraurelia were revealed in Australia (Melbourne) and Europe (Spain, Madrid).

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