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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF A FREE‐LIVING STRAIN OF SYMBIODINIUM ISOLATED FROM JIAOZHOU BAY, P.R. CHINA 1
Author(s) -
Santos Scott R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03186.x
Subject(s) - symbiodinium , dinoflagellate , biology , context (archaeology) , phylogenetic tree , confusion , bay , genus , strain (injury) , botany , symbiosis , genetics , oceanography , paleontology , anatomy , gene , bacteria , psychoanalysis , geology , psychology
Recently, the isolation of a free‐living strain of symbiotic dinoflagellate belonging to the genus Symbiodinium was reported. Although the specimen procured and characterization from Jiaozhou Bay, P.R. China is a Symbiodinium spp., the manner in which this isolate was classified is inconsistent with the currently used and accepted Symbiodinium cladal nomenclature. To avert unnecessary confusion in the field, I place this important scientific contribution into the proper context and state of Symbiodinium research.