Morphological variability and life cycle traits of the type species of the diatom genus Chaetoceros, C. dichaeta

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-163

  Assmy, Philipp ^a   Hernández Becerril, David U ^b   Montresor, Marina ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chaetoceros dichaeta; Diatoms; Life cycle; Morphological variability; Sexual reproduction; Size reduction; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS; CHAETOCEROS DICHAETA;

EID: 38949131171     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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