Conjugation processes of Penium margaritaceum (Zygnemophyceae, Charophyta)

Phycological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-82

  Tsuchikane, Yuki ^a   Tsuchiya, Miki ^a   Kokubun, Yume ^a   Abe, Jun ^a   Sekimoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Homothallic; Homothallism; Penium; Selfing conjugation; Sexual reproduction; Zygospore

Indexed keywords

GAMETE; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOLOGY; PADDY FIELD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

JAPAN;

CHARALES; CHLOROPHYTA; PENIUM; PENIUM MARGARITACEUM; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE;

EID: 78650651737     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2010.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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