Polyphyly of tetrasporalean green algae inferred from nuclear small-subunit ribosomal DNA

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 306-311

  Booton, Gregory C ^a   Floyd, Gary L ^a   Fuerst, Paul A ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Genetics ^*

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta evolution; SSU rRNA; Tetrasporales

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

ALGAE; CHAETOPELTIS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; TETRASPORA; TETRASPORALES; VOLVOCALES;

EID: 0031972416     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340306.x     Document Type: Article

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