Phylogeny of the Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta) inferred from rbcL and 18S ribosomal DNA gene sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 341-350

  Vis, Morgan L ^a,e   Saunders, Gary W ^b   Sheath, Robert G ^a   Dunse, Kerry ^c   Entwisle, Timothy J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S ribosomal DNA gene; Batrachospermales; Large subunit of ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (rbcL) gene; Molecular phylogeny; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOSPERMUM; GENOME ANALYSIS; NOTHOCLADUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENOME; POPULATION GENETICS; PSILOSIPHON SCOPARIUM; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SIRODOTIA; TUOMEYA;

ACROCHAETIALES; ALGAE; BATRACHOSPERMALES; BATRACHOSPERMUM; EUKARYOTA; LEMANEACEAE; NOTHOCLADUS; PALMARIALES; PSILOSIPHON SCOPARIUM; PSILOSIPHONACEAE; RHODODRAPARNALDIA; RHODODRAPARNALDIA OREGONICA; RHODOPHYTA; SIRODOTIA; THOREA VIOLACEA; THOREACEAE; TUOMEYA;

EID: 0031972360     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340341.x     Document Type: Article

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