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Tree of Life Media Contributed By Rosa I. Figueroa
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45732 |
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Scientific Name
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Alexandrium minutum, Alexandrium taylori
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Comments
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Examples of planozyotes, which are characterized by two longitudinal flagella (arrows) instead of one, in Alexandrium minutum (left) and Alexandrium taylori (right).
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Live Specimen
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R.I. Figueroa
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Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.3.jpg
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Photograph
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ID
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45732
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45733 |
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Scientific Name
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Lingulodinium polyedrum and Alexandrium spp
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Examples of resting (sexual) and pellicle (sexual and asexual) cysts.
Top row: Resting sexual (left) and pellicle asexual (right) cysts in Lingulodinium polyedrum.
Middle row: Resting sexual cyst (left) and multiple pellicle also sexual cyst (right) in Alexandrium taylori.
Bottom row: Resting sexual (left) and pellicle asexual (right) cysts in Alexandrium minutum.
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Live Specimen
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R.I. Figueroa
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©
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Lingulodinium (Gonyaulacaceae): view page image collection Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.4.jpg
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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45733
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45734 |
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Scientific Name
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Gymnodinium nolleri & Alexandrium minutum
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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R.I. Figueroa
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Body Part
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nucleus
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©
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restricted
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Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection Gymnodinium sensu stricto (Gymnodiniaceae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.5.jpg
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Photograph
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Ultrastructure
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45734
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45730 |
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Scientific Name
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Gymnodinium catenatum
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Comments
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Vegetative chain of Gymnodinium catenatum (nuclei in the right). The cells divide by mitosis forming up to 64 cells chains.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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R.I. Figueroa
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©
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Gymnodinium sensu stricto (Gymnodiniaceae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig1.jpg
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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45730
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45731 |
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Scientific Name
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Alexandrium taylori, Alexandrium minutum
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Comments
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U-shaped nuclei in vegetative cells of Alexandrium taylori (left) and Alexandrium minutum (right).
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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R.I. Figueroa
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Body Part
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nucleus
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stained
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©
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Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.2.jpg
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Photograph
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Ultrastructure
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ID
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45731
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45735 |
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Scientific Name
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Gymnodinium catenatum & Alexandrium margalefi
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Comments
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Mitosis in nuclei of Gymnodinium catenatum (left) and Alexandrium margalefi (right).
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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R.I. Figueroa
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Body Part
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nucleus
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©
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restricted
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Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection Gymnodinium sensu stricto (Gymnodiniaceae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.6.jpg
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Photograph
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Ultrastructure
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ID
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45735
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45736 |
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Scientific Name
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Gymnodinium nolleri & Alexandrium tamutum
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Comments
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Isogamous (left, Gymnodinium nolleri) and anisogamous (right, Alexandrium tamutum) gamete pairs.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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R.I. Figueroa
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©
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Alexandrium (Helgolandinioideae): view page image collection Gymnodinium sensu stricto (Gymnodiniaceae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.7.jpg
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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45736
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45737 |
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Scientific Name
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Gymnodinium catenatum
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Comments
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Fusing gamete pair in Gymnodinium catenatum (left) and its nuclei in fusion process.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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R.I. Figueroa
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Copyright
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©
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restricted
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Gymnodinium sensu stricto (Gymnodiniaceae): view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.8.jpg
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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45737
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45738 |
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Comments
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Dinoflagellate life cycle (modified after Walker et al.1984).
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Reference
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Walker, L. M. 1984. Life histories, dispersal and survival in marine, planktonic dinoflagellates. In Steidinger, K. A. and Walker, L. M. (Eds.) Marine Plankton Life Cycle Strategies. CRC press, Florida, USA, pp. 19-34.
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©
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Dinoflagellates: view page image collection
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dinolifecyclefig.9.jpg
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Image Type
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Diagram
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ID
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45738
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