Morphological and molecular characterization of free-floating and attached green macroalgae Ulva spp. in the Yellow Sea of China

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-108

  Duan, Weijun ^a,b   Guo, Lixin ^a,b   Sun, Dong ^c   Zhu, Shuifang ^d   Chen, Xianfeng ^a,b   Zhu, Wenrong ^e   Xu, Tao ^d   Chen, Changfa ^f  

^a Ningbo Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

^b Ningbo Academy of Inspection and Quarantine   (China)

^c JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

^e Xiangshan Xuwen Seaweed Development Co Ltd   (China)

^f Qingdao Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Free floating; Morphology; Phylogeny; Rock attached; Ulva; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ULVA; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVA LINZA; ULVA PERTUSA; ULVA PROLIFERA;

EID: 84855831666     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9654-7     Document Type: Article

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