Identification of three distinct Polytomella lineages based on mitochondrial DNA features

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Mallet, Martin A ^a   Lee, Robert W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceae; Evolution; Hybridization; mtDNA; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GREEN ALGA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE, GREEN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; POLYTOMELLA; POLYTOMELLA PARVA;

EID: 33644824389     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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