Investigations into southern Australian ulva (ulvophyceae, chlorophyta) taxonomy and molecular phylogeny indicate both cosmopolitanism and endemic cryptic species

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1257-1277

  Kraft, Lesleigh G K ^a   Kraft, Gerald T ^a   Waller, Ross F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chlorophyceae; ITS; Molecular systematics; Morphology; Phylogeny; rbcL; Ulva

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA AUSTRALIS; ULVA CLATHRATA; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVA FASCIATA; ULVA FLEXUOSA; ULVA INTESTINALIS; ULVA LAETEVIRENS; ULVA LINZA; ULVA PROLIFERA; ULVA STENOPHYLLA; ULVA TANNERI; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 78649876179     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00909.x     Document Type: Article

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