Feeding, pigmentation, photosynthesis and growth of the mixotrophic dinoflagellate Gyrodinium galatheanum

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-176

  Li, Aishao ^a,b   Stoecker, Diane K ^b   Adolf, Jason E ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptophyt es; Dinoflagellate; Feeding sequence; Growth; Gyrodinium galatheanum; HPLC; Mixotrophy; Phagotrophy; Photosynthesis; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GYRODINIUM GALATHEANUM; PROTISTA;

EID: 0033213636     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame019163     Document Type: Article

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