Ultrastructure and phylogeny of the spermatozoid of Chara vulgaris (Charophyceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 204, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 125-140

  Duncan, Tracy M ^a   Renzaglia, Karen S ^b   Garbary, David J ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chara vulgaris; Charales; Charophyceae; charophyte; early land plant phylogeny; Green alga; spermatozoid; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARA VULGARIS; CHARALES; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOCHAETALES; EMBRYOPHYTA; NITELLA;

EID: 0030904132     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00989201     Document Type: Article

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