phytoplankton

[Dhugal J. Lindsay]

In article <1994Jul13.124420 at hiramb>, rapienmk at hiram.edu writes:
> 
> Hi!  I'm an undergraduate student doing a research project on phytoplankton.
> Can anyone tell me anything about the genera _Ceratium_ and _Eudorina_?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
>  
Ceratium is a dinoflagellate which is sometimes responsible for red tides.
(ie. those that kill marine life through associated toxins)
Class: Phytomastigophorea Order: Dinoflagellida Family: Peridiniidae

Eudorina belongs to the Phylum Sarcomastigophora
Class: Phytomastigophorea, Order: Volvocida. Genus: Eudorina.
(it is a freshwater phytoflagellate similar to Volvox)

I would think you could find this info in your library as it should be in
most books concerning protozoa and/or phytoplankton.

Hope this has been of help.

Dhugal J. Lindsay

Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
(all opinions cited are my own and not my employers)

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