Morphological variation and phylogenetic analysis of the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium aureolum from a tributary of Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Tang, Ying Zhong ^a   Egerton, Todd A ^b   Kong, Lesheng ^c   Marshall, Harold G ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Dinoflagellate; Gymnodinium aureolum; Gymnodinium maguelonnense; LSU rDNA sequence; Morphological variation

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

BIOASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBUTARY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYPRINIFORMES; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANELLES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; UNITED STATES;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; ELIZABETH RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIESMA; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIUM; GYMNODINIUM AUREOLUM; GYMNODINIUM MAGUELONNENSE;

EID: 40349100595     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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