A geometric morphometric study of the variation in scales of Mallomonas striata (Synurophyceae, Heterokontophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-130

  Neustupa, Jiří ^a   Němcová, Yvonne ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Mallomonas; Relative warps analysis; Synurophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MALLOMONAS; MALLOMONAS STRIATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SYNURALES;

EID: 33947255941     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/05-61.1     Document Type: Article

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