An improved stripping technique for lightly armored dinoflagellates

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 253-258

  Mason, Patrice L ^a   Vogelbein, Wolfgang K ^a   Haas, Leonard W ^a   Shields, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Method; Pfiesteria piscicida; Pfiesteria shumwayae; Scanning electron microscopy; Taxonomy; Triton X 100

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PFIESTERIA SHUMWAYAE;

EID: 0037329585     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02089.x     Document Type: Article

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