Molecular identification of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) from Palythoa spp. (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in Japan

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-527

  Reimer, James D ^a,b   Takishita, Kiyotaka ^a   Maruyama, Tadashi ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

ITS rDNA; Palythoa; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Zoanthid; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENERALIST; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; PALYTHOA; PALYTHOA TUBERCULOSA; SUESSIALES; SYMBIODINIUM; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE;

EID: 33751010454     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0151-4     Document Type: Article

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