Thraustochytrid fungoid protists in faecal pellets of the tunicate Pegea confoederata, their tolerance to deep-sea conditions and implication in degradation processes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 190, Issue , 1999, Pages 133-140

  Raghukumar, Seshagiri ^a   Raghukumar, Chandralata ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Barotolerance; Deep sea conditions; Faecal pellets; Hydrostatic pressure; Proteases; Salp; Thraustochytrids; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; DEGRADATION; FECAL PELLET; PROTIST; TOLERANCE;

PEGEA CONFOEDERATA; THALIACEA;

EID: 0033554818     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps190133     Document Type: Article

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