Assessment of cryptic species diversity within blooms and cyst bank of the Alexandrium tamarense complex (Dinophyceae) in a Mediterranean lagoon facilitated by semi-multiplex PCR

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-414

  Genovesi, Benjamin ^a   Shin Grzebyk, Mi Sun ^a   Grzebyk, Daniel ^a   Laabir, Mohamed ^a   Gagnaire, Pierre Alexandre ^a   Vaquer, André ^a   Pastoureaud, Annie ^b   Lasserre, Bernard ^a   Collos, Yves ^a   Berrebi, Patrick ^a   Masseret, Estelle ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Alexandrium catenella; Alexandrium tamarense; ITS; PSP; Thau lagoon

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ETANG DE THAU; FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON;

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79551708163     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq127     Document Type: Article

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