The life cycle and toxicity of Pfiesteria piscicida revisited

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1261-1267

  Burkholder, JoAnn M ^a   Glasgow, Howard B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Dinoflagellates; Division cysts; Life cycles; Nuclear cyclosis; Pfiesteria; Sexual reproduction; Toxic zoospores; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; LIFE CYCLE; TOXICITY;

CHRYSOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 0036916343     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.02096.x     Document Type: Review

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