Growth of red and green strains of the tropical agarophyte Gracilaria cornea J. Agardh (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in laboratory

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 187-192

  Ferreira, Luciana B ^a   Barufi, José B ^a   Plastino, Estela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agarophyte; Colour strain; Gracilaria cornea; Growth; Light

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CORNEA; GRACILARIALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33747828493     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042006000100017     Document Type: Article

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