True identity of the european freshwater ulva (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) revealed by a combined molecular and morphological approach

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1177-1192

  Mareš, Jan ^a,d   Leskinen, Elina ^b   Sitkowska, Małgorzata ^c   Skácelová, Olga ^a   Blomster, Jaanika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Green algae; Internal transcribed spacer; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; RNA secondary structure; RUBISCO LSU; Taxonomy; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; PILIFERA; ULVA; ULVA FLEXUOSA; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 80053567426     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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