Phylogenetic systematics of the Ulvaceae (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae) using chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1200-1212

  Hayden, Hillary S ^a,b   Robert Waaland, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LifeSpan BioSciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Phylogeny; rbcL; RUBISCO; Systematics; Ulva; Ulvaceae; Ulvales; Ulvophyceae

Indexed keywords

GREEN ALGA; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BLIDINGIA; CAPSOSIPHON; CHLOROPELTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRISTIA; KORNMANNIA; PERCURSARIA; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; ULOTRICHALES; ULVA; ULVACEAE; ULVALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0036910939     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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