Morphology and molecular characterization of a new species of thecate benthic dinoflagellate, coolia malayensis SP. Nov. (dinophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-171

  Leaw, Chui Pin ^a   Lim, Po Teen ^a   Cheng, Kok Wah ^b   Ng, Boon Koon ^b   Usup, Gires ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Benthic dinoflagellates; Coolia malayensis; ITS2 rRNA transcript; Morphology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

COOLIA; COOLIA MONOTIS; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 75149175278     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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