Morphological variation of Codium fragile (Chlorophyta) in eastern Canada

Botanica Marina

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 476-485

  Hubbard, C B ^a   Garbary, D J ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLYMORPHISM;

CANADA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM; CODIUM FRAGILE; EUKARYOTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0036753092     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2002.050     Document Type: Article

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