Mass sexual reproduction in the toxigenic diatoms pseudo-nitzschia australis and p. pungens (bacillariophyceae) on the Washington coast, USA

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-52

  Holtermann, Karie E ^a,e   Bates, Stephen S ^b   Trainer, Vera L ^c   Odell, Anthony ^d   Armbrust, E Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxospore; Domoic acid; P. australis; P. pungens; Pseudo nitzschia; Sexual reproduction; Washington State

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; CINGULATA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA AUSTRALIS; SOLENIDAE;

EID: 75149182886     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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