Analysis of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species using sequences of the 5.8S ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacer regions

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 424-432

  Adachi, Masao ^a   Sako, Yoshihiko ^b   Ishida, Yuzaburo ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexandrium affine; Alexandrium catenella; Alexandrium fundyense; Alexandrium insuetum; Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax; Alexandrium tamarense; Dinophyceae; DNA sequencing; internal transcribed spacer; molecular identification; ribosomal DNA; toxic dinoflagellates

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM AFFINE; ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM FUNDYENSE; ALEXANDRIUM INSUETUM; ALEXANDRIUM PSEUDOGONYAULAX; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; CATENELLA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0029744218     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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