Taxonomic study of two new genera of fusiform green flagellates, tabris gen. nov. and hamakko gen. nov. (volvocales, chlorophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 482-492

  Nakada, Takashi ^a,b   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorogonium; Hamakko gen. nov.; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Tabris gen. nov.; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROGONIUM; CHLOROPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PRASINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 64349122474     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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