Formal revision of the alexandrium tamarense species complex (dinophyceae) taxonomy: The introduction of five species with emphasis on molecular-based (rDNA) classification

Protist

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 779-804

  John, Uwe ^a   Litaker, R Wayne ^b   Montresor, Marina ^c   Murray, Shauna ^d   Brosnahan, Michael L ^e   Anderson, Donald M ^e  

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

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexandrium australiense; Alexandrium fundyense; Alexandrium mediterraneum; Alexandrium pacificum; Alexandrium tamarense

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM FUNDYENSE; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; DINOPHYCEAE;

GENETIC MARKER; MARINE TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; RIBOSOME DNA; SAXITOXIN;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DATABASES, GENETIC; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC MARKERS; MARINE TOXINS; NEUROTOXINS; PHYLOGENY; SAXITOXIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84964312594     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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