Morphological variation and phylogeny of Karenia selliformis (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) in an intensive cold-water algal bloom in eastern Hokkaido, Japan in September-November 2021
M. Iwataki, W. M. Lum, K. Kuwata, K. Takahashi, D. Arima, T. Kuribayashi, Y. Kosaka, N. Hasegawa, T. Watanabe, T. Shikata, T. Isada, T. Y. Orlova, S. Sakamoto
The paper examines the morphology and phylogeny of Karenia selliformis and other co-occurred dinoflagellates in a harmful algal bloom in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, identifying morphological variation and genetic similarity to a bloom in Kamchatka, Russia.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2021Ecology