Oospore variation in three species of Chara (Charales, Chlorophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 274-280

  Casanova, Michelle T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARA AUSTRALIS; CHARA FIBROSA; CHARA MUELLERI;

EID: 0031399468     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-36-4-274.1     Document Type: Article

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