Free-floating Ulva in the southwest Netherlands: Species or morphotypes? A morphological, molecular and ecological comparison

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 443-454

  Malta, Erik Jan ^a   Draisma, Stefano G A ^b   Kamermans, Pauline ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enteromorpha; ITS sequences; Morphological variation; Salinity; Taxonomy; Temperature; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ULVA CURVATA; ULVA LACTUCA; ULVA RIGIDA; ULVA SCANDINAVICA;

EID: 0033394822     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002474     Document Type: Article

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