Morphological variation in the deep ocean-dwelling coccolithophore Florisphaera profunda (Haptophyta)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-133

  Quinn, Patrick S ^a   Cortés, Mara Y ^b   Bollmann, Jörg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coccolithophores; Lower photic zone; Morphotypes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY;

FLORISPHAERA; FLORISPHAERA PROFUNDA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 17144418643     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260400024667     Document Type: Article

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