Eunotia spp. (Bacillariophyceae) from Middle Eocene lake sediments and comments on the origin of the diatom raphe

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-90

  Siver, Peter A ^a   Wolfe, Alexander P ^b  

^a Connecticut College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatom; Eocene; Eunotia; Eunotiaceae; Raphe; Rimoportula

Indexed keywords

LAKES; SEDIMENTS;

DIATOM; EOCENE; EUNOTIA; EUNOTIACEAE; RAPHE; RIMOPORTULA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DIATOM; EOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHYLOGENETICS;

LAKES; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUNOTIA; EUNOTIACEAE; RAPHIDAE;

EID: 34249293632     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-143     Document Type: Article

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