Morphology, molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of two new species of Pleodorina (Volvoceae, Chlorophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1072-1080

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Ott, Franklyn D ^b   Coleman, Annette W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Brown University ^*  (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial Volvocales; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Pleodorina starrii sp. nov.; Pleodorina thompsonii sp. nov.; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; EUDORINA; PLEODORINA; PLEODORINA CALIFORNICA; PLEODORINA INDICA; PLEODORINA JAPONICA; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOX;

EID: 33748948217     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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