Aggregates of the acritarch Dilatisphaera laevigata: Faecal pelletization, phytoplankton bloom or defence against phagotrophy?

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-167

  Mullins, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; AGGREGATE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHAGOTROPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ACRITARCHA; ALGAE;

EID: 0942289113     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.22.2.163     Document Type: Article

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