The cyst of the calcareous dinoflagellate Scrippsiella trifida: Resolving the fossil record of its organic wall with that of Alexandrium tamarense

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Head, Martin J ^a,b   Lewis, Jane ^c   De Vernal, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE; SCRIPPSIELLA;

EID: 29844452640     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0001:TCOTCD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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