Diversity of symbiotic algae of the genus Symbiodinium in scleractinian corals of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-326

  Dong, Zhi Jun ^a,b   Huang, Hui ^a   Huang, Liang Min ^a   Li, Yuan Chao ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c Hainan Marine Development and Design Institute ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Global changes; Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP); Scleractinian coral; South China Sea; Symbiotic algae (Symbiodinium sp.); Xisha Islands

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; MONTIPORA AEQUITUBERCULATA; MONTIPORA DIGITATA; PLEROGYRA SINUOSA; PSAMMOCORA CONTIGUA; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

EID: 70349991936     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2009.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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