Evidence for sexual reproduction in the marine dinoflagellates, Pyrocystis noctiluca and Pyrocystis lunula (dinophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 530-535

  Seo, Kyung Suk ^a,b   Fritz, Lawrence ^a,c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellates; Fertilization; Fusion pore; Pyrocystis lunula; Pyrocystis noctiluca; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

DINOPHYCEAE; NOCTILUCA; PYROCYSTIS LUNULA; PYROCYSTIS NOCTILUCA;

EID: 0034840590     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.037004530.x     Document Type: Article

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