In:
Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists, Vol. 2, No. 4 ( 1925-07-01), p. 413-426
Abstract:
The Dinoflagellata, as a group, are prominently represented in the marine plankton, being second only to the diatoms in their abundance, and in their importance as a source of food for other planktonic forms and some fishes. In addition to the truly planktonic genera, of which Ceratium and Peridinium are the most abundant in British waters, a number of shore-living forms, occurring between the sand-grains in the tidal area, are frequently present in such profusion as to cause discoloration of the sand-surface. These latter, comprised chiefly in the genera Amphidinium and Gymnodinium, have received much attention within recent years, and the series of reports by W. A. Herdman (1911-14), Laurie (1914), and E. C. Herdman (1921-24) upon their occurrence, habits, and morphology, have thrown much light upon a hitherto obscure and neglected group, and have served to emphasise the profound importance of the rôle played by these minute organisms in the biological complex of the sandy beach.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-0949
,
1477-9145
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Company of Biologists
Publication Date:
1925
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1482461-9
SSG:
12
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