Did the peridinin plastid evolve through tertiary endosymbiosis? A hypothesis

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-448

  Bodył, Andrzej ^a   Moszczyński, Krzysztof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apicoplast; Chromalveolates; Dinoflagellates; Endosymbiosis; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Plastids; Protein targeting

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENDOSYMBIONT; PLASTID; PROTEIN;

ALGAE; CHROMALVEOLATA; CHROMISTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PROTISTA; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 33845510737     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260600961080     Document Type: Article

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