Symbiodinium (dinophyta) diversity and stability in aquarium corals

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1030-1036

  Smith, Robin T ^a   Pinzón, Jorge H ^b   Lajeunesse, Todd C ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquarium corals; Coral trade; Dinoflagellates; Scleractinia; Symbiodinium; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 70350191538     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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