A unique life cycle and perennation in a colorless chrysophyte Spumella sp.

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 164-172

  Yubuki, Naoji ^a,b   Nakayama, Takeshi ^a   Inouye, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Chrysophyceae; Colorless chrysophyte; Doubling time; Growth rate; Heterotrophic flagellate

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; SPUMELLA;

EID: 38949122356     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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