Taxonomic evaluation of the cyanobacterial microflora from alkaline marshes of northern Belize. 1. Phenotypic diversity of coccoid morphotypes

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-111

  Komárek, Jiří ^a,b   Komárková Legnerová, Jaroslava ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; ELEOCHARIS;

EID: 33846626011     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2007/0084-0065     Document Type: Article

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