Taxonomic descriptions and evolutionary implications of Middle Eocene pennate diatoms representing the extant genera oxyneis, actinella and nupela (bacillariophyceae)

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 340-351

  Siver, Peter A ^a   Wolfe, Alexander P ^b   Edlund, Mark B ^c  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinella; Eocene; Fossil diatoms; Freshwater; Nupela; Oxyneis; Raphe

Indexed keywords

ACTINELLA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; GIRAFFIDAE; NUPELA;

EID: 79551533728     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.419     Document Type: Article

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