Active uptake of kleptoplastids by Dinophysis caudata from its ciliate prey Myrionecta rubra

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-108

  Minnhagen, Susanna ^a   Kim, Miran ^b   Salomon, Paulo S ^a   Yih, Wonho ^c   Granéli, Edna ^a   Park, Myung Gil ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dinophysis; Kleptoplastid; Myrionecta rubra; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; DINOPHYSIS CAUDATA; MYRIONECTA RUBRA;

EID: 78651366703     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01459     Document Type: Article

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