Morphology and phylogenetic position of a trebouxiophycean green alga (Chlorophyta) growing on the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, with the description of a new genus and species

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-193

  Zhang, Jiaming ^a   Huss, Volker A R ^b   Sun, Xuepiao ^a   Chang, Kaijun ^a   Pang, Daobiao ^a  

^a CATAS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Chlorophyta; Chloroplast; Double hairpin element; Phylogeny; Pyrenoid; Taxonomy; Trebouxiophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; CHLOROPLAST; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

'CHLORELLA' LUTEOVIRIDIS; 'CHLORELLA' SACCHAROPHILA; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA TREBOUXIOIDES; CHLOROPHYTA; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 45849153123     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701718462     Document Type: Article

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