Phylogenetic position of Chaetosphaeridium (Chlorophyta), a basal lineage in the Charophyceae inferred from 18s rDNA sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 395-402

  Sluiman, Hans J ^a   Guihal, Caroline ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18S ribosomal DNA gene; Chaetosphaeridium; Charophyceae; Chlorophyta; Molecular phylogeny; Streptophyta

Indexed keywords

ALGA GENETICS; MICROSCOPY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHAETOSPHAERIDIUM; CHAETOSPHAERIDIUM GLOBOSUM; CHARALES; CHLOROKYBUS; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOCHAETE; KLEBSORMIDIUM; MESOSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; STREPTOPHYTA; ZYGNEMATALES;

EID: 0032923188     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520395.x     Document Type: Article

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