Life cycle of early Cambrian microalgae from the Skiagia-plexus acritarchs

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-230

  Moczydłowska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; ANATOMY; CAMBRIAN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LIFE CYCLE; MICROALGA; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ACRITARCHA; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; LEIOSPHAERIDIA; SKIAGIA;

EID: 77749295377     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-117R.1     Document Type: Article

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