A uniquely calcified brown alga from Hawaii: Newhousia imbricata gen. et sp. nov. (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 383-394

  Kraft, Gerald T ^a   Saunders, Gary W ^b   Abbott, Isabella A ^c   Haroun, Ricardo J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcification; Dictyotales; Molecular phylogeny; Newhousia gen.nov.; Phaeophyceae

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; PHYLOGENETICS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DICTYOTACEAE; DICTYOTALES; DISTROMIUM; EUKARYOTA; HAWAIIA; LAMIINAE; NEWHOUSIA; NEWHOUSIA IMBRICATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 1842474969     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03115.x     Document Type: Article

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