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Apical structure complex (ASC)
Apical structure complex (ASC)
Research domain
Taxonomy
Taxonomic markers
Dinophyceae
Definition
The apical groove and adjacent rows of amphiesmal vesicles on the epicone. Also called the sulcal furrox or acrobase. This structure plays a central role in food uptake (predatory). The path of the ASC was used by Daugbjerg et al. (2000) to redefine the genera of several gymnodinialean dinoflagellates.
