Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America

by Susan Carty

Overview

Dinoflagellates are common unicellular organisms found in all types of aquatic ecosystems and are important contributors to freshwater ecosystems as significant primary producers of biomass. Despite increasing interest in the biology of living and fossil dinoflagellates, there has been no compilation of dinoflagellate species found in North America since 1934, and no keys to species.

In Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America, Susan Carty provides a much-needed taxonomic guide covering Canada, the United States, Mexico, all of Central America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. Features of the book include
• identification of dinoflagellate species,
• distribution maps of species,
• ecological and morphological keys to genera,
• key to species within genus,
• lists of references by location,
• glossary, and
• an extensive illustration program.

Following an introductory section on the biology, morphology, and ecology of freshwater dinoflagellates, the species are presented in a field guide format with distribution maps, written descriptions emphasizing notable features, line drawings, and black-and-white and color micrographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801451768
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	06/05/2014
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susan Carty is Professor of Biology at Heidelberg University.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Future Research Needed
What Is a Dinoflagellate?
History of North American Freshwater Dinoflagellate Research
Dinoflagellate Biology
Methods
TaxonomyKEYS AND TAXA DESCRIPTIONS
Key to All Genera 1: Classic
Key to All Genera 2: Starting with Habitat
Key to All Genera 3: Common or Easy-to-Identify Freshwater Species
•Athecate/Naked Taxa (Actiniscus, Amphidinium, Bernardinium, Cystodinedria, Cystodinium, Dinamoeba, Dinastridium, Dinococcus, Esoptrodinium, Gloeodinium, Gymnodinium, Gyrodinium, Haidadinium, Hypnodinium, Katodinium, Opisthoaulax, Piscinoodinium, Prosoaulax, Pseudoactiniscus, Rufusiella, Stylodinium, Tetradinium)

•Thecate/Armored Taxa (Amphidiniopsis, Borghiella, Ceratium, Dinosphaera, Durinskia, Entzia, Glenodiniopsis, Glochidinium, Gonyaulax, Hemidinium, Jadwigia, Kansodinium, Lophodinium, Naiadinium, Palatinus, Parvodinium, Peridiniopsis, Peridinium, Prorocentrum, Sphaerodinium, Staszicella, Thompsodinium, Tovellia, Tyrannodinium, Woloszynskia)Appendix A. Documentation of Taxa by Location
Appendix B. Geographic References by Location
Appendix C. Latin Diagnoses and Other Technical IssuesGlossary
Literature Cited
Taxonomic Index

What People are Saying About This

Robert Sheath

Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America features excellent coverage of the literature, geographic regions of the continent, and types of habitat in which dinoflagellates are found. It is likely to be the first book sought when one is examining a freshwater body and needs to identify dinoflagellates within it.

Editorial Reviews

"Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America features excellent coverage of the literature, geographic regions of the continent, and types of habitat in which dinoflagellates are found. It is likely to be the first book sought when one is examining a freshwater body and needs to identify dinoflagellates within it."

Robert Sheath

"Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America features excellent coverage of the literature, geographic regions of the continent, and types of habitat in which dinoflagellates are found. It is likely to be the first book sought when one is examining a freshwater body and needs to identify dinoflagellates within it."—Robert Sheath, California State University San Marcos, coauthor of Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification

"Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America clearly modernizes our current knowledge of freshwater dinoflagellates, particularly their taxonomy."—Gary E. Dillard, Western Kentucky University, author of Common Freshwater Algae of the United States: An Illustrated Key to the Genera (Excluding the Diatoms)

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