Pfiesteria piscicida gen. et sp. nov. (Pfiesteriaceae fam. nov.), a new toxic dinoflagellate with a complex life cycle and behavior

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 157-164

  Steidinger, Karen A ^a   Burkholder, Joann M ^b   Glasgow Jr , Howard B ^b   Hobbs, Cecil W ^b   Garrett, Julie K ^a,c   Truby, Earnest W ^a   Noga, Edward J ^b   Smith, Stephen A ^b,d  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinamoebales; Pfiesteria gen. nov.; Pfiesteria piscicida sp. nov.; Pfiesteriaceae fam. nov.; Pyrrhophyta; taxonomy; toxic microalgae

Indexed keywords

PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 0029742809     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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