In:
Journal of Phycology, Wiley, Vol. 51, No. 1 ( 2015-02), p. 211-215
Abstract:
Cysts belonging to the benthic dinoflagellate B ysmatrum subsalsum were recovered from palynologically treated sediments collected in the A lvarado L agoon (southwestern G ulf of M exico). The cysts are proximate, reflecting the features of the parent thecal stage, and their autofluorescence implies a dinosporin composition similar to the cyst walls of phototrophic species. This finding is important for our understanding of B . subsalsum life cycle transitions and ecology. Encystment may play an important role in the bloom dynamics of this species as it can enable the formation of a sediment cyst bank that allows reinoculation of the water column when conditions become favorable. This is the first report of a fossilized cyst produced by a benthic dinoflagellate recovered from sub‐recent sediments.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-3646
,
1529-8817
DOI:
10.1111/jpy.2015.51.issue-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
281226-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1478748-9
SSG:
12
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