The newly described heterotrophic dinoflagellate gyrodinium moestrupii, an effective protistan grazer of toxic dinoflagellates

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-24

  Yoo, Yeong Du ^a   Yoon, Eun Young ^b   Jeong, Hae Jin ^a   Lee, Kyung Ha ^a   Hwang, Yeong Jong ^a   Seong, Kyeong Ah ^c   Kim, Jae Seong ^c   Park, Jae Yeon ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; graze; HAB; ingestion; Karenia; red tide; toxin

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION RATE; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; SOUTH KOREA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; FOOD CHAIN; PLANKTON; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE; GYRODINIUM; KARENIA; KARENIA BREVIS; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; PROTISTA; SCRIPPSIELLA TROCHOIDEA;

EID: 84872058429     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12002     Document Type: Article

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