Phylogenetic relationships, morphological variation, and toxin patterns in the Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) complex: Implications for species boundaries and identities

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-100

  Kremp, Anke ^a   Tahvanainen, Pia ^a,b   Litaker, Wayne ^c   Krock, Bernd ^d   Suikkanen, Sanna ^a   Leaw, Chui Pin ^e   Tomas, Carmelo ^f  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexandrium ostenfeldii; Alexandrium peruvianum; ITS2 compensatory base changes; Morphology; Paralytic Shellfish Toxins; Phylogeny; Spirolides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894099512     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12134     Document Type: Article

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