@article {Potvin2015,
	title = {Morphology , molecular phylogeny , and pigment characterization of a novel phenotype of the dinoflagellate genus Pelagodinium from Korean waters},
	journal = {Algae},
	volume = {30},
	number = {3},
	year = {2015},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: rcc},
	pages = {183{\textendash}195},
	abstract = {The dinoflagellate genus Pelagodinium is genetically classified in distinct sub-clades and subgroups. However, it is dif- ficult to determine whether this genetic diversity represents intra- or interspecific divergence within the genus since only the morphology of the type strain of the genus Pelagodinium, Pelagodinium bei, is available. An isolate associated with the genus Pelagodinium from Shiwha Bay, Korea, was recently cultured. This isolate formed a subgroup with 3 to 4 strains from the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. This subgroup was distinct from the subgroup contain- ing P. bei. The morphology of the isolate was analyzed using optical and scanning electron microscopy and was almost identical to that of P. bei except that this isolate had two series of amphiesmal vesicles (AVs) in the cingulum, unlike P. bei that has one series. When the pigment compositions of the isolate and P. bei were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography, these two strains had peridinin as a major accessory pigment and their pigment compositions were almost identical. In addition, the swimming behaviors of these two strains were very similar. The re-examination of the type culture of P. bei revealed two series in the cingulum as for the isolate. The new findings on the number of series of AVs in the cingulum, the pigment composition, and the swimming behaviors suggest that P. bei and the isolate may be conspecific despite their association to genetically different subgroups. This study provides a basis to further understand the molecular classification within Pelagodinium combining genetic, morphological, pigment, and behavioral data.},
	keywords = {foraminifera, gymnodinium bei, pelagic symbiont, rcc, suessiaceae, suessiales},
	doi = {10.4490/algae.2015.30.3.183},
	author = {Potvin, {\'E}ric and Jeong, Hae Jin and Kang, Nam Seon and Noh, Jae Hoon and Yang, Eun Jin}
}
