Open AccessMolecular detection and species identification of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) causing harmful algal blooms along the Chilean coastline
Author(s) -
Ana Jedlicki,
Gonzalo Fernández,
Marcela Astorga,
Pablo A. Oyarzún,
Jorge E. Toro,
Jorge M. Navarro,
Víctor A. Vidal Martínez
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aob plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2041-2851
DOI - 10.1093/aobpla/pls033
Subject(s) - dinophyceae , biology , algal bloom , identification (biology) , ecology , algae , phytoplankton , nutrient
Misleading morphological observations assigned Alexandrium catenella as local dinoflagellate responsible for HABs in Southern Chilean coasts. Our work based on molecular methods found that local Alexandrium belongs to group I of the tamarensis complex composed mainly of A. tamarense.
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