Phylogenetic analysis of algal symbionts associated with four North American amphibian egg masses.

Phylogenetic analysis of algal symbionts associated with four North American amphibian egg masses.

Egg masses of the yellow-spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum form an association with the green alga "Oophila amblystomatis" (Lambert ex Wille), which, in addition to growing within individual egg capsules, has recently been reported to invade embryonic tissues and cells. The binomial O...

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Main Authors: Eunsoo Kim, Yuan Lin, Ryan Kerney, Lili Blumenberg, Cory Bishop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4230919?pdf=render

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