Mediterranean Caulerpa taxifolia and C. mexicana (Chlorophyta) are not conspecific

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 850-856

  Olsen, Jeanine L ^a   Valero, Myriam ^b   Meusnier, Isabelle ^b   Boele Bos, Stella ^a   Stam, Wytze T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Caulerpa mexicana; Caulerpa taxifolia; Introduced species; ITS; Mediterranean invasions; RDNA

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CISTRON; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CONSPECIFIC; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROALGA; RANGE EXPANSION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CAULERPA MEXICANA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA;

EID: 0031758665     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340850.x     Document Type: Article

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