Zooplankton Feeding on the Nuisance Flagellate Gonyostomum semen

The large bloom-forming flagellate Gonyostomum semen has been hypothesized to be inedible to naturally occurring zooplankton due to its large cell size and ejection of long slimy threads (trichocysts) induced by physical stimulation. In a grazing experiment using radiolabelled algae and zooplankton...

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Main Authors: Johansson, Karin S. L., Vrede, Tobias, Lebret, Karen, Johnson, Richard K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3646948/