The diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg in India: Checklist and description of three new species

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 211-236

  Karthick, B ^a   Kociolek, J P ^b   Mahesh, M K ^c   Ramachandra, T V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyceae; Diatoms; Gomphonema; India; New species; Taxonomy; Valve ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; GOMPHONEMA;

EID: 80455123991     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2011/0093-0211     Document Type: Article

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