Dinoflagellates (Cell Biology) [Hardcover]

David L. Spector (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0126565201 | ISBN-13: 978-0126565201 | Publication Date: January 11, 1985

The book begins with a general introduction and a taxonomic description of the dinoflagellates both to acquaint those unfamiliar with this group of organisms and to set the tone for the rest of the volume. It then addresses the following topics: cell biology (cell cortex, nuclear structure, cell cycle and mitosis, sexual reproduction, cysts and unusual inclusions); biochemistry (physiology and biochemistry, blooms and toxins, and biorhythms); and genetics. In addition, a comprehensive chapter on cell culturing provides the reader with an understanding of the growth conditions and requirements of various dinoflagellates and a simple to follow listing of culture media, all expressed in similar units for ease of comparison. The volume closes with a chapter on evolution which evaluates many of the features of dinoflagellates discussed in the text in terms of evolutionary significance.
We hope that this treatise will be of use to research workers and students in the area of dinoflagellate biology and in other areas of biology in which dinoflagellates may be used as a model system for studying various biological problems.

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The book begins with a general introduction and a taxonomic description of the dinoflagellates both to acquaint those unfamiliar with this group of organisms and to set the tone for the rest of the volume. It then addresses the following topics: cell biology (cell cortex, nuclear structure, cell cycle and mitosis, sexual reproduction, cysts and unusual inclusions); biochemistry (physiology and biochemistry, blooms and toxins, and biorhythms); and genetics. In addition, a comprehensive chapter on cell culturing provides the reader with an understanding of the growth conditions and requirements of various dinoflagellates and a simple to follow listing of culture media, all expressed in similar units for ease of comparison. The volume closes with a chapter on evolution which evaluates many of the features of dinoflagellates discussed in the text in terms of evolutionary significance.
We hope that this treatise will be of use to research workers and students in the area of dinoflagellate biology and in other areas of biology in which dinoflagellates may be used as a model system for studying various biological problems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 545 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (January 11, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0126565201
• ISBN-13: 978-0126565201
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Dinoflagellates (Cell Biology) (Hardcover)

Dinoflagellates are unicellular organisms found in marine and freshwater environments. Certain features of the dinoflagellates' DNA organization and replication differ from other eukaryotes and are closer to prokaryotes, thus raising the possibility of the dinoflagellates as intermediately evolved organisms between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. However, the dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina has eukaryotic features such as histones, nucleosomes, spindle, etc. Thus, the features of other dinoflagellates are most probably a divergence from standard eukaryotic features that occurred over their billions of years of existence. In fact, evolutionary trees based on 5S RNA sequences analyzed in 1981 indicate that dinoflagellates emerged after fungi, the latter having full eukaryotic features.