Morphology, cytology and taxonomic remarks of four species of Stigeoclonium (Chaetophorales, Chlorophyceae) from Argentina

Phycological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-43

  Michetti, Karina M ^a   Leonardi, Patricia I ^a,b   Cáceres, Eduardo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b National University of the South   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chaetophoraceae; Karyology; Stigeoclonium; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; GREEN ALGA; KARYOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHAETOPHORACEAE; CHAETOPHORALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; STIGEOCLONIUM; STIGEOCLONIUM AESTIVALE; STIGEOCLONIUM FARCTUM; STIGEOCLONIUM TENUE;

EID: 74249120576     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2009.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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