First report of the melobesioid alga (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Mesophyllum incisum (Foslie) adey in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 201-209

  Keats, D W ^a   Maneveldt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algal taxonomy; Coralline algae; Melobesioldeae; Mesophyllum incisum; Rhodophyta; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CORALLINALES; LEPTOPHYTUM; MESOPHYLLUM; MESOPHYLLUM INCISUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0030714646     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30745-6     Document Type: Article

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