Green algae and the origin of land plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1535-1556

  Lewis, Louise A ^a   McCourt, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charophyta; Chlorophyta; DNA; Mesostigma; Streptophytina; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; CHARALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MESOSTIGMA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 17644368841     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.10.1535     Document Type: Review

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