Cladophora rhodolithicola sp. nov. (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta), a diminutive species from European maerl beds

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-169

  Leliaert, Frederik ^a   Boedeker, Christian ^b   Peña, Viviana ^c   Bunker, Francis ^d   Verbruggen, Heroen ^a   de Clerck, Olivier ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^d Estuary Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladophora rhodolithicola; Cladophorophyceae; Green algae; Maerl; Marine; Phylogeny; Rhodolith beds; Siphonocladales; Systematics; Ulvophyceae

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORA PYGMAEA; CLADOPHORALES; EQUISETOPHYTA; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 67949100752     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260802573113     Document Type: Article

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