The phylogenetic relationship of Pfiesteria piscicida, cryptoperidiniopsoid sp. Amyloodinoum ocellatum and a Pfiesteria-like dinoflagellate to other dinoflagellates and apicomplexans

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 1379-1389

  Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Tester, Patricia A ^b   Colorni, Angelo ^c   Levy, Michael G ^d   Noga, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S; Amyloodinium ocellatum; Cryptoperidiniopsoid sp.; Dinoflagellate; Evolution; Parasite; Pfiesteria piscicida, Small Subunit (SSU) rRNA

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; PHYLOGENETICS;

AMYLOODINIUM OCELLATUM; APICOMPLEXA; DINOPHYCEAE; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PFIESTERIA-LIKE DINOFLAGELLATE;

EID: 0033369036     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3561379.x     Document Type: Article

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