Ribosomal RNA analysis indicates a benthic pennate diatom ancestry for the endosymbionts of the dinoflagellates Peridinium foliaceum and Peridinium balticum (Pyrrhophyta)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 314-320

  Chesnick, Joby M ^a   Kooistra, Wiebe H C F ^b   Wellbrock, Ursula ^b   Medlin, Linda K ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyta; Chromophyte; Endosymbiosis; Nitzschia; Pacillaria; Small subunit rRNA

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIACEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHROMOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; NITZSCHIA; PERIDINIUM BALTICUM; PERIDINIUM FOLIACEUM;

EID: 0031193622     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05672.x     Document Type: Article

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