Growth and grazing rates of the marine planktonic ciliate Strombidinopsis sp. on red-tide and toxic dinoflagellates

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-76

  Jeong, Hae Jin ^a   Shim, Jae Hyung ^b   Lee, Chang Won ^a   Kim, Jae Seong ^a   Koh, Seong Min ^a  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Choreotrich; Feeding; Protist; Red tides

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION;

CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE;

AMPHIDINIUM CARTERAE; CILIOPHORA; COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES; DINOPHYCEAE; FRAGILIDIUM; FRAGILIDIUM MEXICANUM; GYMNODINIUM SANGUINEUM; LINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; PROTISTA; PROTOPERIDINIUM; PROTOPERIDINIUM DIVERGENS; PROTOZOA; SCRIPPSIELLA TROCHOIDEA; STROMBIDINOPSIS; STROMBIDINOPSIS SP.; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0008099091     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04586.x     Document Type: Article

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