Rhodachlya madagascarensis gen. et sp. nov.: A distinct acrochaetioid represents a new order and family (Rhodachlyales ord. nov., Rhodachlyaceae fam. nov.) of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-212

  West, John A ^a   Scott, Joseph L ^b   West, Kathryn A ^a   Karsten, Ulf ^c   Clayden, Susan L ^d   Saunders, Gary W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Florideophyceae; Madagascar; Molecular systematics; Nemaliophycidae; Rhodachlya; Rhodophyta; Spore motility

Indexed keywords

ACROCHAETIALES; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLORIDEOPHYCEAE; NEMALIOPHYCIDAE; POSIDONIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 41549135204     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/07-72.1     Document Type: Article

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