Structure and development of Nostoc strands in Leiosporoceros dussii (Anthocerotophyta): A novel symbiosis in land plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 693-705

  Villarreal A , Juan Carlos ^a,b   Renzaglia, Karen Sue ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocerotophyta; Cyanobacteria; Hornworts; Leiosporoceros; Neotropics; Nitrogen fixation; Nostoc strands; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CANAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MUCILAGE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; NOSTOC;

EID: 33646413705     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.5.693     Document Type: Article

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