Diversity and geographic distribution of desmids and other coccoid green algae

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-392

  Coesel, Peter F M ^a   Krienitz, Lothar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorococcal algae; Desmids; Diversity; Geographic distribution; Green algae

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GREEN ALGA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; DESMIDIALES; DESMODESMUS PERFORATUS; EUASTRUM; MICRASTERIAS AMERICANA; PEDIASTRUM SIMPLEX;

EID: 38649102157     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9256-5     Document Type: Review

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