Phylogenetic diversity of trentepohlialean algae associated with lichen-forming fungi

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 282-290

  Nelsen, Matthew P ^a,b   Plata, Eimy Rivas ^b,c   Andrew, Carrie J ^b,d   Lücking, Robert ^b   Lumbsch, H Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lichen; Phylogeny; rbcL; Symbiosis; Trentepohliales; Ulvophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; TRENTEPOHLIALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79953294526     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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