Molecular phylogenetic reconstructions of the marchantioid liverwort radiation

Bryologist

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 314-333

  Wheeler, John A ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCEROS; ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA; AYTONIACEAE; BLASIA; BRYALES; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CLEVEACEAE; COLEOCHAETE; CORSINIA; FOSSOMBRONIA; LUNULARIA; MARCHANTIA; MARCHANTIALES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; MARCHANTIOPSIDA; METZGERIALES; MONOCLEA; PELLIA; PTERIDOPHYTA; RICCIA; RIELLA; SPHAEROCARPALES; SPHAEROCARPOS; TARGIONIA;

EID: 0034045712     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0314:MPROTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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