A new species of Volvox sect. Merrillosphaera (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) from Texas

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 673-679

  Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a   Coleman, Annette W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Taxonomy; Volvox ovalis sp. nov.; Volvox sect. Merrillosphaera

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYCEAE; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOX; VOLVOX AFRICANUS; VOLVOX CARTERI; VOLVOX OBVERSUS; VOLVOX SPERMATOSPHAERA; VOLVOX TERTIUS;

EID: 79958773121     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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