In the shadow of giants: Systematics of the charophyte green algae

Unravelling the Algae: The Past, Present, and Future of Algal Systematics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 155-170

  Hall, John D ^a   Delwiche, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780849379901     Document Type: Chapter

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