Phenotypic plasticity reconciles incongruous molecular and morphological taxonomies: The giant kelp, macrocystis (laminariales, phaeophyceae), is a monospecific genus

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1266-1269

  Demes, Kyle W ^a   Graham, Michael H ^a   Suskiewicz, Thew S ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfertility; Macrocystis; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Synonymy

Indexed keywords

LAMINARIALES; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS ANGUSTIFOLIA; MACROCYSTIS INTEGRIFOLIA; MACROCYSTIS LAEVIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 73349083055     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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