Morphological and ecological variation within the Achnanthidium minutissimum (Bacillariophyceae) species complex

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 561-575

  Potapova, Marina ^a   Hamilton, Paul B ^b  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achnanthidium; Bacillariophyceae; Diatoms; Ecology; Geometric morphometrics; Morphology; North America; Shape analysis; Sliding landmarks; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACHNANTHIDIUM; ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34249031140     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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