Gracilariopsis mclachlanii sp. nov. and Gracilariopsis persica sp. nov. of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyceae) from the Indian Ocean

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1022-1032

  Bellorin, Alexis M ^a   Buriyo, Amelia ^b   Sohrabipour, Jelveh ^c   Oliveira, Mariana C ^d   Oliveira, Eurico C ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Centre of Hormozgan   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gracilaria; Gracilariaceae; Gracilariopsis; Phylogeny; rbcL; Rhodophyceae; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIACEAE; GRACILARIALES; GRACILARIOPSIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 48749104183     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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