A taxonomic revision of Chloromonas reticulata (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), the type species of the genus Chloromonas, based on multigene phylogeny and comparative light and electron microscopy

Phycologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-85

  Matsuzaki, Ryo ^a   Hara, Yoshiaki ^b   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chloromonadinia; Chloromonas; Chloromonas chlorococcoides comb. nov.; Chloromonas lineage; Chloromonas typhlos comb. nov.; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROMONAS; CHLOROMONAS RETICULATA; CHLOROMONAS ROSAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE;

EID: 84856458788     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/11-18.1     Document Type: Article

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