Encystment and excystment under laboratory conditions of the nontoxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium fraterculus (Dinophyceae) isolated from the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Phycologia

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Nagai, Satoshi ^a   Nishitani, Goh ^a   Takano, Yoshihito ^b   Yoshida, Makoto ^c   Takayama, Haruyoshi ^d  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alexandrium fraterculus; Dinoflagellate; Encystment; Excystment; Life history; Planomeiocyte; Planozygote

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM FRATERCULUS; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 66149165754     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/08-43.1     Document Type: Article

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