Ultrastructure of vegetative and motile cells, and zoosporogenesis in Chrysonephos lewisii (Taylor) Taylor (Sarcinochrysidales, Pelagophyceae) in relation to taxonomy

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-306

  Boddi, Silvia ^a   Bigazzi, Massimo ^a   Sartoni, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chrysomeridales; Chrysonephos; Chrysophyceae; Electron microscopy; Motile cell ultrastructure; Pelagophyceae; Sarcinochrysidales; Taxonomy; Zoosporogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHRYSONEPHOS LEWISII;

EID: 0032702751     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002188     Document Type: Article

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