Evidence for asexual resting cysts in the life cycle of the marine peridinoid dinoflagellate, Scrippsiella hangoei

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 400-409

  Kremp, Anke ^a   Parrow, Matthew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Dinoflagellate; DNA content; Dormancy; Flow cytometry resting cyst; Scrippsiella hangoei

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; DORMANCY; LIFE CYCLE; RESTING STAGE;

DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SCRIPPSIELLA HANGOEI;

EID: 33645541543     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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