Intraregional variation among Alexandrium catenella (Dinophyceae) strains from southern Chile: Morphological, toxicological and genetic diversity

Harmful Algae

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-18

  Varela, Daniel ^a   Paredes, Javier ^a   Alves de Souza, Catharina ^b   Seguel, Miriam ^b   Sfeir, Andrea ^b   Frangópulos, Máximo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Centre for Quaternary Research Punta Arenas   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alexandrium catenella; ITS; Large subunit (rDNA); Morphology; Phylogenetic analysis; Southern chile; Strain diversity; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84857358080     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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