A challenge to the taxonomy of Porphyra in Australia: The New Zealand red alga Porphyra rakiura (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) occurs in southern Australia, and is distinct from P. lucasii

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Farr, T J ^a   Nelson, W A ^a   Broom, J E S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RED ALGA; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; BANGIALES; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; PORPHYRA LUCASII; PORPHYRA RAKIURA; RAKIURA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0344153015     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB02025     Document Type: Article

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