Corynoplastis japonica gen. et sp. nov. and Dixoniellales ord. nov. (Rhodellophyceae, Rhodophyta) based on morphological and molecular evidence

Phycological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-289

  Yokoyama, Akiko ^a,e   Scott, Joseph L ^a   Zuccarello, Giuseppe C ^b   Kajikawa, Makiko ^c   Hara, Yoshiaki ^c   West, John A ^d  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Corynoplastis gen. et sp. nov.; Dixoniellales nov. ord.; Golgi; Mannitol; Porphyridiales; Pyrenoids; Rhodella; Rhodellales; Rhodellophyceae

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CELL ORGANELLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; RED ALGA;

AKITA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOBISHIMA; TOHOKU;

ALGAE; DIXONIELLA; GLAUCOSPHAERA; JAPONICA; PORPHYRIDIALES; RHODELLA; RHODELLOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 71949090338     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2009.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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