An unrecognized ancient lineage of green plants persists in deep marine waters

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1288-1295

  Zechman, Frederick W ^a   Verbruggen, Heroen ^b   Leliaert, Frederik ^b   Ashworth, Matt ^c   Buchheim, Mark A ^d   Fawley, Marvin W ^e,f   Spalding, Heather ^g   Pueschel, Curt M ^h   Buchheim, Julie A ^d   Verghese, Bindhu ^d   Hanisak, M Dennis ⁱ  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^f NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^h BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Green algae; Molecular phylogenetics; Palmophyllaceae fam. nov.; Palmophyllales ord. nov.; Palmophyllum; Prasinophyceae; Verdigellas; Viridiplantae

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; PALMOPHYLLUM; PRASINOCOCCUS; PRASINODERMA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; VERDIGELLAS; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 78649877714     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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