The Haptophyte Algae

Edited by J. C. Green and B. S. C. Leadbeater

Systematics Association

Systematics Association Special Volumes

The only comprehensive work on this group of organisms
There have recently been a number of disastrous Haptophyte outbreaks in which substantial amounts of fish toxins were produced
Calcified forms important for dating rocks and sediments from prehistoric to recent times
Outbreaks of the algae may be implicated in climate changes

The Haptophyte Algae

Edited by J. C. Green and B. S. C. Leadbeater

Systematics Association

Systematics Association Special Volumes

Description

The haptophyte algae (sometimes referred to as the prymnesiophyte algae) are cosmopolitan in their distribution and are particularly important in marine ecosystems. They form a significant component of the phytoplankon and may occasionally be the dominant organisms.

In recent years there has been a marked increase in these algae, partly as a result of the occurence of a number of ichthyotoxic blooms in Scandinavian coastal waters, whose effects have been dramatic in terms of both the diversity of species affected and their economic impact. It is also now recognised that some members of the Haptophyta may affect our climate through the production of volatile sulphur compounds and through the effects that calcifying biomineralization may have on ocean/atmospheric carbon dioxide exchange.

This is the first monograph on the Haptophyta, each chapter having been contributed by authors experienced in their subject. The topics covered include all major aspects of haptophyte biology, such as their structure, biochemistry, ecology, climatological and economic importance, fossil record, evolution and systematics.

The Haptophyte Algae

Edited by J. C. Green and B. S. C. Leadbeater

Systematics Association

Systematics Association Special Volumes

1:Systrematic history and taxonomy, J.C. Green and R.W. Jordan
2:Cell coverings, B.S.C. Leadbetter
3:Flagella and flagellar roots, J.C. Green and T. Hori
4:The haptonema, I. Inouye and M. Kawachi
5:Mitosis and cell division, T. Hori and J.C. Green
6:Photosynthetic pigments, S.W. Jeffrey and S.W. Wright
7:Cellular regulation during calcification in Emiliania huxleyi, C. Brownlee, N. Nimer, L.F. Dong, and M.J. Merrett
8:Mechanisms of calcification: Emiliania huxleyi as a model system, E.W. de Vrind-de Jong, P.R. van Emburg, and J.P.M. de Vrind
9:Life cycles, C. Billard
10:Prymnesiophytes as components of marine phytoplankton, H.A. Thomsen, K.R. Buck, and Francisco P. Chavez
11:Prymnesiophytes in polar waters, H.J. Marchant and H.A. Thomsen
12:Ecology of Phaeocystis: the key role of colony forms, C. Lancelot and V. Rousseau
13:Mixotrophy in prymnesiophytes, H.L.J. Jones, B.S.C. Leadbeater, and J.C. Green
14:Economic aspects of prymnesiophyte biology: 'blooms', nuisance species, and toxins, O. Moestrup
15:Prymnesiophytes as feedstocks in mariculture, S.W. Jeffrey, M.R. Brown and J.K. Volkman
16:Dimethyl sulfide: production and atmospheric consequences, G. Malin, P.S. Liss and S.M. Turner
17:Emiliania huxleyi as a key to biosphere-geosphere interaction, P. Westbroek, J.E. van Hinte, Geert-Jan Brummer, M. Veldhuis, C. Brownlee, J.C. Green, R. Harris, and B.R. Heimdal
18:Coccolithophorid bioceonosis: production and fluxes to the deep sea, K. Takahashi
19:Lipid biomarkers of the Prymnesiophyceae, M.H. Conte, J.K. Volkman, and G. Eglinton
20:Palaeontological perspectives, J.R. Young, P.R. Bown, and J.A. Burnett
21:Molecular biology and systematics, L.K. Medlin, G.L.A. Barker, M. Baumann, P.K. Hayes, and M. Lange
22:Origin and relationships of the Haptophyta, T. Cavalier-Smith

The Haptophyte Algae

Edited by J. C. Green and B. S. C. Leadbeater

Systematics Association

Systematics Association Special Volumes

Author Information

Edited by J. C. Green, Principal Scientific Officer, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and B. S. C. Leadbeater, Reader, School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham