Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae)

Phycologia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 344-390

  Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Vandersea, Mark W ^a   Faust, Maria A ^b   Kibler, Steven R ^a   Chinain, Mireille ^c   Holmes, Michael J ^d   Holland, William C ^a   Tester, Patricia A ^a  

^a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ciguatera; D1 D3 LSU; D8 D10 LSU; Epitype; Evolution; Gambierdiscus toxicus; ITS; Morphology phylogeny; RDNA; SSU

Indexed keywords

CIGUATERA; DINOPHYCEAE; GAMBIERDISCUS; GAMBIERDISCUS TOXICUS; GONYAULACALES;

EID: 70349428643     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/07-15.1     Document Type: Article

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