Impact of the fungal parasite Rhizophydium couchii (Chytridiomycota) on the population dynamics of the freshwater alga Closterium aciculare (Chlorophyta)

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 97-106

  Fernández, Carolina ^a   Parodi, Elisa R ^a,b   Cáceres, Eduardo J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chytrids; Freshwater reservoir; Fungal infection; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; CLOSTERIUM; CLOSTERIUM ACICULARE; FUNGI; RHIZOPHYDIUM;

EID: 80455156083     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2011/0093-0097     Document Type: Article

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