Reappraisal of the organic-walled microphytoplankton genus Maranhites: morphology, excystment, and speciation

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 6-21

  González, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Pyrite Belt; Maranhites; ontogeny; organic walled microphytoplankton; systematics; Upper Devonian

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 62049084927     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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