Taxonomic characterization of Pyramimonas aurea sp. nov. (Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 682-692

  Suda, Shoichiro ^a,b  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; PYRAMIMONAS; PYRAMIMONAS AUREA; PYRAMIMONAS FORMOSA; PYRAMIMONAS MUCIFERA; PYRAMIMONAS OLIVACEA;

EID: 11844283389     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-43-6-682.1     Document Type: Article

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