Operculomyces is a new genus in the order Rhizophydiales

Mycologia

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 854-862

  Powell, Martha J ^a   Letcher, Peter M ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chytrid; Discharge; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure; Zoospore

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; SPORE; TAXONOMY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA;

ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 80052542758     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: 15572536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3852/10-293     Document Type: Article

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