Abstract
Blooms of the small (ca. 2 μm diameter) coccoid chrysophyte, Aureococcus anophagefferens, first occurred in 1985 in several coastal embayments of the N.E. U.S., attaining cell densities on the order of 109 l-1 (Cosper et al., 1987; Sieburth et al., 1988). This species has not been previously described nor has its biochemical composition been determined. Biochemical analysis, particularly of this cell’s lipid components, is important for understanding its nutritional value for marine herbivores which may feed on it.
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Bricelj, V.M., Fisher, N.S., Guckert, J.B., Chu, FL.E. (1989). Lipid Composition and Nutritional Value of the Brown Tide Alga Aureococcus anophagefferens . In: Cosper, E.M., Bricelj, V.M., Carpenter, E.J. (eds) Novel Phytoplankton Blooms. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75280-3_6
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