Opalinids from Nile Fish

Opalinids from Nile Fish

THE Opalinids are a very isolated group of Protozoa the relations of which to their normal amphibian hosts have been taken as indicating a high degree of specialization resulting from an association of great antiquity. A slowly growing number of records from non-amphibian hosts, namely, four species...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1949-01, Vol.164 (4166), p.410-410
1. Verfasser: SANDON, H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:THE Opalinids are a very isolated group of Protozoa the relations of which to their normal amphibian hosts have been taken as indicating a high degree of specialization resulting from an association of great antiquity. A slowly growing number of records from non-amphibian hosts, namely, four species of reptiles, three of fish and one mollusc, however, appears inconsistent with this conclusion.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/164410a0