Nucleomorph karyotype diversity in the freshwater cryptophyte genus cryptomonas

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-14

  Phipps, Kyle D ^a   Donaher, Natalie A ^a   Lane, Christopher E ^a   Archibald, John M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptomonas; Cryptophyte; Genome evolution; Nucleomorph; Secondary endosymbiosis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS EROSA; CRYPTOMONAS LUCENS; CRYPTOMONAS LUNDII; CRYPTOMONAS SP.; CRYPTOMONAS TETRAPYRENOIDOSA; CRYPTOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 38949154512     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00434.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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