A new concept for Dictyostelium sphaerocephalum based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region sequences

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-110

  Romeralo, Maria ^a   Fiz Palacios, Omar ^a   Lado, Carlos ^a   Cavender, James C ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular slime moulds; Dictyostelium; Morphology; Nuclear ribosomal ITS; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY;

CELLULAR SLIME MOULDS; DICTYOSTELIUM; NUCLEAR RIBOSOMAL ITS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SLIME MOULD; TAXONOMY;

CELLS; PLANTS; PLASTICITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARGENTINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

DICTYOSTELIIDA; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM SPHAEROCEPHALUM;

EID: 34249319037     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-147     Document Type: Article

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