Comparative morphology of five species of symbiotic and non-symbiotic coccoid cyanobacteria

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-188

  Usher, Kayley M ^a   Kuo, John ^a   Fromont, Jane ^b   Toze, Simon ^c   Sutton, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Museum   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphanocapsa feldmannii; Sponge; Symbiosis; Synechococcus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SPONGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

APHANOCAPSA; APHANOCAPSA FELDMANNII; CHONDRILLA AUSTRALIENSIS; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYMBASTELA MARSHAE; IRCINIA VARIABILIS; OSCILLATORIA SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SPONGIARUM;

EID: 33745026252     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260600631352     Document Type: Article

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