Taxonomy and ultrastructure of a freshwater, heterotrophic Amphidinium (Dinophyceae) that feeds on unicellular protists

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 536-554

  Calado, António J ^a,b   Craveiro, Sandra C ^a   Moestrup, Øjvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amphidinium elenkinii; Amphidinium lacustre; Dinophyceae; Eyespot; Flagellar apparatus; Myzocytosis; Phagotrophy; Pusule; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIDINIUM; AMPHIDINIUM LACUSTRE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM; PROTISTA; SPERMATOZOPSIS; SPERMATOZOPSIS EXSULTANS;

EID: 0031873478     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340536.x     Document Type: Article

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