Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of sarcinoid green algae: Chlorosarcinopsis, Desmotetra, Sarcinochlamys gen. nov., Neochlorosarcina, and Chlorosphaeropsis (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 679-695

  Watanabe, Shin ^a   Mitsui, Kaoru ^b   Nakayama, Takeshi ^c   Inouye, Isao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Chlorophyceae; Chlorophyta; Chlorosarcinopsis; Chlorosphaeropsis; Desmotetra; Green algae; Neochlorosarcina; Phylogeny; Sarcinochlamys

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREEN ALGA; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; ALVEOLATA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHLOROSARCINA; CHLOROSARCINOPSIS; PROTOSIPHON; SPONGIOCHLORIS;

EID: 33744457281     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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