Increasing evidence for the important role of Labyrinthulomycetes in marine ecosystems

Botanica Marina

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Raghukumar, Seshagiri ^a   Damare, Varada S ^b  

^a Myko Tech Private Limited   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ecology; Labyrinthulomycetes; Remineralizers; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COMMENSALISM; DEEP SEA; ENZYME; FOOD WEB; HABITAT CORRIDOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTIST; REMINERALIZATION; SCAVENGER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; WATER COLUMN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; LABYRINTHULIDA;

EID: 79951735893     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2011.008     Document Type: Review

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