| molecular phylogeny and toxicity of harmful benthic dinoflagellates coolia (ostreopsidaceae, dinophyceae) in a sub-tropical marine ecosystem: the first record from hong kong. | coolia are marine benthic dinoflagellates which are globally distributed and potentially toxic. this study provides the first investigation of species diversity and toxicity assessment of coolia in hong kong waters. fifty-one strains of four coolia species, including c. malayensis, c. canariensis, c. tropicalis, and c. palmyrensis, were isolated from twelve sub-tidal habitats, and identified phylogenetically using 28s rdna sequences. exposure experiments (48-hour) demonstrated that the algal lys ... | 2017 | 28139234 |