Morphology and evolution of sexual reproduction in the Volvocaceae (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-361

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chtorophyta; Cladistic analysis; Evolution; Molecular phylogeny morphology; Sexual reproduction; Volvocaceae; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUDORINA; PANDORINA; PLEODORINA; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOCALES; VOLVOX; VOLVULINA; YAMAGISHIELLA;

EID: 0030490541     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02344484     Document Type: Article

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