Comparative Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Apicoporus n. Gen.: A New Genus of Marine Benthic Dinoflagellates Formerly Classified within Amphidinium

Protist

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-399

  Sparmann, Sarah F ^a   Leander, Brian S ^a   Hoppenrath, Mona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphidinium glabrum; apical pore; Apicoporus glaber; Apicoporus parvidiaboli; dinoflagellate; heterotrophic; pellicle; plastid; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMPHIDINIUM; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 45549087826     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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