Phylogenetic analysis of morphological species of Carteria (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) based on rbcL gene sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 864-867

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Ito, Motomi ^b   Watanabe, Makoto M ^c   Takano, Hiroyoshi ^a   Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carteria; Chlorophyta; Large subunit of ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (rbcL) gene; Microalgae; Molecular phylogeny; Monophyly; Natural systematics; Species concepts; Species taxonomy; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRASSICACEAE; CARTERIA; CARTERIA EUGAMETOS; CHLOROPHYTA; MITRA; VOLVOCALES;

EID: 0030666269     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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