Kühn, S. F.; Drebes, G.; Schnepf, E. (1996). Five new species of the nanoflagellate Pirsonia in the German Bight, North Sea, feeding on planktic diatoms. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. 50(2), 205-222.
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Kühn, S. F.; Drebes, G.; Schnepf, E.
1996
Five new species of the nanoflagellate Pirsonia in the German Bight, North Sea, feeding on planktic diatoms
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen
50(2), 205-222
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The structure, development, and host range of five newly detected species of the phagotrophic nanoflagellate Pirsonia are described. They feed on planktic diatoms common in the North Sea: P. verrucosa sp. nov. (on Rhizosolenia delicatula), P. formosa sp. nov. (on Rhizosolenia setigera), P. diadema sp. nov. (on Coscinodiscus granii and C. wailesii), P. eucampiae (on Eucampia zodiacus) and P. mucosa sp. nov. (on Rhizosolenia shrubsolei). The occurrence of resting cysts in Pirsonia guinardiae is reported. The impact of Pirsonia on phytoplankton communities is discussed.
