Diversity and phylogenetic placement of Bracteacoccus Tereg (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequence data

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-285

  Lewis, Louise A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rDNA sequence data; Chlorococcales; Flagellar apparatus absolute orientation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ASCOCHLORIS MULTINUCLEATA; BRACTEACOCCUS; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; DICTYOCHLORIS; HETEROCHLAMYDOMONAS; SPERMATOZOPSIS; SPHAEROPLEALES; SPONGIOCHLORIS SPONGIOSA;

EID: 0030955664     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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