Feeding of the tintinnid ciliate Favella taraikaensis on the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense and the fate of prey toxins

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 343-346

  Kamiyama, T ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Okumura, Y ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Alexandrium tamarense; Ciliate; Grazing; PSP

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

CILIATE; DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN;

ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALGAE; CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; FAVELLA TARAIKAENSIS; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 33749631230     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504174     Document Type: Article

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