Localization of symbiotic cyanobacteria in the colonial ascidian Trididemnum miniatum (Didemnidae, Ascidiacea)

Zoological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-442

  Hirose, Euichi ^a   Hirose, Mamiko ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Didemnid ascidian; Photosymbiosis; Prochloron; Tunic

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLORON; SYMBIOSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLORON; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYMBIOSIS; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; DIDEMNIDAE; PROCHLORON; PROCHLORON SP.; PROKARYOTA; TRIDIDEMNUM;

EID: 33746640913     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.435     Document Type: Article

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