Species delimitation, taxonomy, and biogeography of Dictyota in Europe (dictyotales, phaeophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1301-1321

  Tronholm, Ana ^a   Steen, Frederique ^b   Tyberghein, Lennert ^b   Leliaert, Frederik ^b   Verbruggen, Heroen ^b   Antonia Ribera Siguan, M ^c   De Clerck, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dictyota; Dictyotales; Diversity; Molecular phylogenetics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DICTYOTA CILIOLATA; DICTYOTA DICHOTOMA; DICTYOTALES; FASCIOLA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 78649884692     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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