Male gametogenesis in the red algae Gracilaria and Gracilariopsis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)

Cryptogamie, Algologie

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-47

  Bouzon, Zenilda L ^a   Miguens, Flávio ^b   Oliveira, Eurico C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Gracilaria; Gracilariopsis; Male gametogenesis; Red algae; Spermatangia; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AVES; CAUDATA; CHORDA; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CAUDATA; GRACILARIALES; GRACILARIOPSIS; GRACILARIOPSIS TENUIFRONS; RHODOPHYTA; VERRUCOSA;

EID: 0013434035     PISSN: 01811568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-1568(00)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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