| parvilucifera rostrata sp. nov. (perkinsozoa), a novel parasitoid that infects planktonic dinoflagellates. | the diversity and ecological roles of protists in marine plankton are still poorly known. in 2011, we made a substantial effort to isolate parasites into cultures during the course of blooms of the toxic microalga alexandrium minutum (dinophyceae) in two estuaries (the penzé and the rance, brittany coast, north-west of france). in total, 99 parasitic strains were obtained. screening of ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (including its1, 5.8s and its2) revealed the existence of two rib ... | 2014 | 24334099 |