Elongatocystis ecballocystiformis gen. et comb. nov., and some reflections on systematics of Oocystaceae (trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta)

Fottea

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-278

  Krienitz, Lothar ^a   Bock, Christina ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elongatocystis gen. nov.; Molecular phylogeny; Oocystidium; Oocystis; Quadricoccus; SSU; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054726349     PISSN: 18025439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/fot.2011.026     Document Type: Article

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