A cyanolichen from the lower Devonian Rhynie chert

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 992-1004

  Taylor, Thomas N ^a   Hass, Hagen ^b   Kerp, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Devonian; Lichen; Mycobiont; Parasitism; Photobiont; Symbiosis; Zygom ycete

Indexed keywords

CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; ENTOVALVA; FUNGI; GLOEOCAPSA; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0030818439     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446290     Document Type: Article

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