Pursuit of a natural classification of diatoms: History, monophyly and the rejection of paraphyletic taxa

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Williams, David M ^a   Kociolek, J Patrick ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatom classification; History; Monophyly; Paraphyly

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMMON ANCESTRY; DIATOM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTORY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34548108452     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701419921     Document Type: Review

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