Genetic evidence for the identity of Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) in the Adriatic Sea

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-120

  Nuber, Natko ^a   Gornik, Olga ^b   Lauc, Gordan ^b   Bauer, Nataša ^a   Žuljević, Ante ^c   Papeš, Dražena ^a   Zoldoš, Vlatka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Caulerpa racemosa; Genetic polymorphism; Invasive algae; ITS1 ITS2; Molecular phylogeny; rDNA; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWEED; TAXONOMY;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33847239560     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260600933774     Document Type: Article

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