Microhabitat and morphometric variation of two chaetophoracean (chaetophorales, chlorophyta) species in tropical streams of southeastern Brazil

Phycological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Branco, Ciro Cesar Zanini ^a   Necchi Jr , Orlando ^b  

^a Biology Department   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chaetophora; Chaetophoraceae; Microhabitat; Morphometric variation; Stigeoclonium; Stream

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAETOPHORA ELEGANS; CHAETOPHORACEAE; CHAETOPHORALES; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; STIGEOCLONIUM; STIGEOCLONIUM HELVETICUM;

EID: 0031696692     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.1998.tb00110.x     Document Type: Article

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