Pigment content of the reproductive cells of Ulva pertusa (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae): Evidence of anisogamy

Phycologia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 222-226

  Hiraoka, Masanori ^a   Obata, Shigehiro ^b   Ohno, Masao ^c  

^a Marine Greens Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Kishida Chemical Co Ltd Sanda Factory 14 10 Techno Park   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; ULVA PERTUSA; ULVALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032323424     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-37-3-222.1     Document Type: Article

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