Skeletonema potamos (Bacillariophyta) in Patos Lagoon, southern Brazil: Taxonomy and distribution

Revista Peruana de Biologia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-96

  Torgan, Lezilda Carvalho ^a   Becker, Vanessa ^b   Dos Santos, Cristiane Bahi ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO ZOOBOTÂNICA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Salinity; Skeletonema potamos; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955752726     PISSN: 15610837     EISSN: 17279933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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