Polarella glacialis, gen. nov., sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): Suessiaceae are still alive!

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 186-197

  Montresor, Marina ^a   Procaccani, Gabriele ^a   Stoecker, Diane K ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cysts; Dinophyceae; Phylogeny; Polarella glacialis sp. nov.; Sea ice; Smallsubunit (SSU) ribosomal RNA genes; Suessiaceae; Suessiales; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND;

AMPHIESMA; DINOPHYCEAE; EPITHECA; POLARELLA; POLARELLA GLACIALIS; SPINY; SUESSIACEAE; SUESSIALES; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 0033029848     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510186.x     Document Type: Article

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