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Phagomyxa bellerocheae sp. nov. and Phagomyxa odontellae sp. nov., Plasmodiophoromycetes feeding on marine diatoms

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The parasitic Plasmodiophoromycetes Phagomyxa bellerocheae sp. nov. and P. odontellae sp. nov. have been found in the North Frisian Wadden Sea; North Sea, feeding on the centric diatoms Bellerochea malleus and Odontella sinensis, respectively. Their structure and development is investigated by light microscopy and compared. The diagnoses are given. The life cycle of P. odontellae takes about a week.

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Received in revised form: 25 September 2000

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Schnepf, E., Kühn, S. & Bulman, S. Phagomyxa bellerocheae sp. nov. and Phagomyxa odontellae sp. nov., Plasmodiophoromycetes feeding on marine diatoms. Helgol Mar Res 54, 237–241 (2000). https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1007/s101520000056

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