Taxonomic re-examination of Nitella (Charales, Charophyceae) from Japan, based on microscopical studies of oospore wall ornamentation and rbcL gene sequences

Phycologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-408

  Sakayama, Hidetoshi ^a   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Kasaki, Hideo ^a   Hara, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHARALES; EUKARYOTA; LUEHEIA; NITELLA; NITELLA AXILLARIS; NITELLA DUALIS; NITELLA FURCATA; NITELLA GRACILENS; NITELLA GRACILIS; NITELLA HYALINA; NITELLA INVERSA; NITELLA MORIOKAE; NITELLA PSEUDOFLABELLATA; NITELLA PULCHELLA; NITELLA RIGIDA; NITELLA SPICIFORMIS; NITELLA TRANSLUCENS;

EID: 0036656455     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-41-4-397.1     Document Type: Article

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