Morphological, genetic and mating diversity within the widespread bioindicator nitzschia palea (bacillariophyceae)

Phycologia

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-459

  Trobajo, Rosa ^a,e   Clavero, Ester ^b,e   Chepurnov, Victor A ^b,f   Sabbe, Koen ^b   Mann, David G ^c   Ishihara, Satoru ^d   Cox, Eileen J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e IRTA Aquatic Ecosystems   (Spain)

^f SBAE Industries NV ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryptic diversity; Diatoms; LSU rDNA; Morphology; Nitzschia palea; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA PALEA; PALEA;

EID: 70449560749     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/08-69.1     Document Type: Article

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