Phylogenetic position of Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) isolates from tridacnids (Bivalvia), cardiids (Bivalvia), a sponge (Porifera), a soft coral (Anthozoa), and a free-living strain

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1054-1062

  Carlos, Alvin A ^a   Baillie, Brett K ^b   Kawachi, Masanobu ^b,c   Maruyama, Tadashi ^b  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Small subunit rRNA genes; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Symbiotic dinoflagellates; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

AMPHISORUS HEMPRICHII; CASSIOPEIA XAMACHANA; HALICLONA KOREMELLA; MARGINOPORA KUDAKAJIMENSIS; MONTIPORA PATULA; MONTIPORA VERRUCOSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SARCOPHYTON GLAUCUM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYMBIODINIUM MICROADRIATICUM; SYMBIODINIUM PILOSUM; SYMBIODINIUM PULCHRORUM; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY;

ACTINIARIA; ALCYONACEA; AMPHISORUS HEMPRICHII; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CARDIIDAE; CASSIOPEIA; CASSIOPEIA XAMACHANA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA; HALICLONA; INVERTEBRATA; MARGINOPORA KUDAKAJIMENSIS; MONTIPORA VERRUCOSA; PORIFERA; SARCOPHYTON GLAUCUM; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM MICROADRIATICUM; SYMBIODINIUM PILOSUM; SYMBIODINIUM PULCHRORUM; TRIDACNIDAE; VERRUCOSA; ZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHUS SP.;

EID: 0032727278     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3551054.x     Document Type: Article

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