Morphology, toxicity, and phylogeny of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species along the coast of China

Harmful Algae

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-81

  Gu, Haifeng ^a   Zeng, Ni ^a,b   Liu, Tingting ^a   Yang, Weidong ^b   Müller, Annegret ^c   Krock, Bernd ^c  

^a SOA Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexandrium andersonii; Alexandrium leei; Alexandrium tamarense; Atama complex; China Sea; Cryptic species; Cysts; PSP toxin

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM LEEI; ALEXANDRIUM OSTENFELDII; ALEXANDRIUM PSEUDOGONYAULAX; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84880294515     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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