Phylogeny of the conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae) based on rbcL sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 747-758

  McCourt, Richard M ^a   Karol, Kenneth G ^b   Bell, Jeremy ^c   Helm Bychowski, Kathleen M ^c   Grajewska, Anna ^c   Wojciechowski, Martin F ^d,e   Hoshaw, Robert W ^f  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Charophyceae; Desmidiales; Green algal phylogeny; Molecular systematics, rbcL, Zygnematales, Zygnemophyceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033823359     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99106.x     Document Type: Article

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