Inter- and intraspecific genetic variation in twelve Prymnesium (Haptophyceae) clones

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1007-1015

  Larsen, Aud ^a   Medlin, Linda K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calmodulin gene introns; Haptophytes; ITS1; Phylogeny; Prymnesium

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLONE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPTOPHYTE; LIFE CYCLE;

PRYMNESIUM; PRYMNESIUM PARVUM; PRYMNESIUM PATELLIFERUM;

EID: 0031413709     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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