The taxonomic validation of the cyanobacterial genus Halothece

Phycologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-486

  Margheri, Maria Cristina ^a   Ventura, Stefano ^a   Kaštovský, Jan ^b   Komárek, Jiří ^b,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Ecology; Halothece; New genus; Taxonomic validation; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUHALOTHECE; HALOTHECE;

EID: 53049110150     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/07-87.1     Document Type: Article

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