Lotharella polymorpha sp. nov. (Chlorarachniophyta) from the coast of Portugal

Phycologia

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 582-593

  Dietz, Cornelia ^a   Ehlers, Katrin ^a   Wilhelm, Christian ^b   Gil Rodríguez, María Candelaria ^c   Schnetter, Reinhard ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; COCCOIDEA; EUKARYOTA; HELIOZOA; LOTHARELLA; LOTHARELLA AMOEBOFORMIS; LOTHARELLA GLOBOSA; LOTHARELLA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0344286973     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-42-6-582.1     Document Type: Article

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