Planktonic dinoflagellates of the northern Levantine Basin, northeastern Mediterranean Sea

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-204

  Polat, Sevim ^a   Koray, Tufan ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Checklist; Dinoflagellates; Levantine basin; Northeastern Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BROMELIA PLUMIERI; CERATIUM; CERATIUM KOFOIDII; CERATIUM TRICHOCEROS; CERATIUM TRIPOS; CERATOCORYS HORRIDA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS CAUDATA; DINOPHYSIS TRIPOS; GONIODOMA; GONYAULAX POLYGRAMMA; PERIDINIUM STEINI; PROROCENTRUM MICANS; PROTOPERIDINIUM; PROTOPERIDINIUM DIVERGENS; SCRIPPSIELLA TROCHOIDEA;

EID: 34447636393     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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