Morphology, reproduction, and the 18S rRNA gene sequence of Pihiella liagoraciphila gen. et sp. nov. (Rhodophyta), the so-called 'monosporangial discs' associated with members of the Liagoraceae (Rhodophyta), and proposal of the Pihiellales ord. nov.

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 978-987

  Huisman, John M ^a   Sherwood, Alison R ^a   Abbott, Isabella A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Pihiella gen. nov.; Pihiella liagoraciphila sp. nov.; Pihiellaceae fam. nov.; Pihiellales ord. nov.; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

ALGA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AHNFELTIALES; ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; LIAGORACEAE; NEMALIALES; PIHIELLA; PIHIELLA LIAGORACIPHILA; PIHIELLACEAE; PIHIELLALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0142063531     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.03047.x     Document Type: Article

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