Using molecular-assisted alpha taxonomy to better understand red algal biodiversity in Bermuda

Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 946-958

  Cianciola, Elisabeth N ^a   Popolizio, Thea R ^b   Schneider, Craig W ^a   Lane, Christopher E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bermuda; Convergence; Cryptic species; Molecular assisted alpha taxonomy (MAAT); Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DNA; RED ALGA; TAXONOMY;

BERMUDA;

ALGAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 78951472137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d2060946     Document Type: Review

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