Dinophysis caudata (dinophyceae) sequesters and retains plastids from the mixotrophic ciliate prey mesodinium rubrum

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 569-579

  Kim, Miran ^a   Nam, Seung Won ^b   Shin, Woongghi ^b   Coats, D Wayne ^c   Park, Myung Gil ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinophysis caudata; Kleptoplastid; Mesodinium rubrum; Plastid; Single cell TEM; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CAUDATA; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; DINOPHYSIS CAUDATA; MESODINIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 84861747771     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01150.x     Document Type: Article

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