The development and potential roles of cell-wall trabeculae in caulerpa mexicana (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Fagerberg, Wayne R ^a,b   Hodges, Ellen Lavoie ^b   Dawes, Clinton J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coenocyte; Green algae; Quantitative electron microscopy; Stereology

Indexed keywords

CAULERPA; CAULERPA MEXICANA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 77952484343     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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