Table 1.
Taxonomic and Ecotypic Distribution of Dinoflagellates Studied and Their SL RNA Genomic Structures
| Kbr | Kve | Pmi | Ppi | Pgl | Har | |
| Straina | CCMP2228 | CCMP1975 | CCMP696 | CCMP1831 | CCMP2088 | CCMP445 |
| Ecotype | Toxic, autotrophic, subtropical | Toxic, mixotrophic, temperate | Autotrophic, global | Heterotrophic, wide geographic range | Autotrophic, polar regions | Autotrophic, Arctic |
| SL RNA repeat type | SL; SL-U6-5S | SL; SL–5S | SL | SL; SL–5S | SL; SL–5S | SL; SL–5S |
Kbr, Karenia brevis; Kve, Karlodinium veneficum; Pmi, Prorocentrum minimum; Ppi, Pfiesteria piscicida; Pgl, Polarella glacialis; and Har, Heterocapsa arctica.
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From Provasoli–Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine.