Molecular phylogeny and evolution of red algal parasites: A case study of benzaitenia, janczewskia, and ululania (ceramiales)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 580-590

  Kurihara, Akira ^a   Abe, Tsuyoshi ^b   Tani, Masaya ^b   Sherwood, Alison R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzaitenia; Ceramiales; Janczewskia; Parasites; Phylogeny; Rhodomelaceae; Rhodophyta; Ululania

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CERAMIALES; JANCZEWSKIA; LAURENCIA; RHODOMELACEAE; RHODOPHYTA; ULULANIA; ULULANIA STELLATA;

EID: 77954464464     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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