Testudodinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new genus of sand-dwelling dinoflagellates formerly classified in the genus Amphidinium

Phycological Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-149

  Horiguchi, Takeo ^a   Tamura, Maiko ^a,b   Katsumata, Kazuhito ^a,c   Yamaguchi, Aika ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphidinium; Benthic dinoflagellate; Phylogeny; Sand dwelling; Taxonomy; Testudodinium gen. nov

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DINOFLAGELLATE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SAND; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIDINIUM; DINOPHYCEAE; TESTUDINES; TESTUDO;

EID: 84860707574     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2012.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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