Unusual position of the genus Spirotaenia (Zygnematophyceae) among streptophytes revealed by SSU rDNA and rbcL sequence comparisons

Phycologia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-113

  Gontcharov, Andrey A ^a,b   Melkonian, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Institute of Biology and Soil Science   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROKYBUS; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MESOTAENIACEAE; SPIROGYRA; SPIROTAENIA; STREPTOPHYTA; ZYGNEMATACEAE; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0442281652     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-43-1-105.1     Document Type: Article

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