A hypothesis for plastid evolution in chromalveolates

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1097-1107

  Sanchez Puerta, M Virginia ^a   Delwiche, Charles F ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolates; Chromalveolate; Cryptophyte; Dinoflagellate; Evolution; Haptophyte; Heterokont; Phylogenetics; Plastid

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALVEOLATA; CHROMALVEOLATA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 48049100248     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00559.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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