Lipid composition of chlorarachniophytes (Chlorarachniophyceae) from the genera Bigelowiella, Gymnochlora, and Lotharella

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-321

  Leblond, Jeffrey D ^a   Dahmen, Jeremy L ^a   Seipelt, Rebecca L ^a   Elrod Erickson, Matthew J ^a   Kincaid, Rodney ^a   Howard, James C ^a   Evens, Terence J ^b   Chapman, Peter J ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorarachniophyceae; Chlorarachniophyte; Fatty acid; Green algae; Lipid; Sterol

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; GREEN ALGA; LIPID; STEROL;

ALGAE; BIGELOWIELLA; BIGELOWIELLA NATANS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GYMNOCHLORA; LOTHARELLA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 17644404424     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.04082.x     Document Type: Article

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