Heterothallic mating systems in the Echinostelium minutum complex

Mycologia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 382-388

  Clark, Jim D ^a   Haskins, Edward F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological species; Echinosteliales; Heterothallism; Myxomycetes; Slime mold

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL SPORE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MATING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

MATING SYSTEM; SLIME MOULD;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK; USA;

ECHINOSTELIUM MINUTUM;

EID: 0031779594     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761396     Document Type: Article

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