The diversity of small eukaryotic phytoplankton (≤3 μm) in marine ecosystems

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 795-820

  Vaulot, Daniel ^a   Eikrem, Wenche ^b   Viprey, Manon ^a   Moreau, Hervé ^c  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Diversity; Genomics; Marine ecosystems; Micro algae; Picoplankton; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; EUKARYOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GREEN ALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; REVIEW; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GENETIC VARIATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; MICROMONAS PUSILLA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 49649093132     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00121.x     Document Type: Review

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