Phylogenetic relationships of green algae assigned to the genus Planophila (Chlorophyta): Evidence from 18S rDNA sequence data and ultrastructure

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-384

  Friedl, Thomas ^a   O'Kelly, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA phylogeny; Chlorella; Chlorophyceae; Flagellar apparatus; Planophila; Prasiola; Stichococcus; Trebouxiophyceae; Ultrastructure; Ulvophyceae

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS;

ALGAE; CHAETOPELTIDALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; DANGEMANNIA MICROCYSTIS; EUKARYOTA; MICROCYSTIS; OLTMANNSIELLOPSIS; PABIA; PLANOPHILA LAETEVIRENS; PLANOPHILA TERRESTRIS; PRASIOLA; PSEUDENDOCLONIOPSIS; STICHOCOCCUS; STICHOCOCCUS BACILLARIS; TREBOUXIA; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; ULOTRICHALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0036696405     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026202003712     Document Type: Article

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