Generic and species concepts in Microglena (previously the Chlamydomonas monadina group) revised using an integrative approach

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 264-290

  Demchenko, Eduard ^a   Mikhailyuk, Tatiana ^b   Coleman, Annette W ^c   Pröschold, Thomas ^c,d,e  

^a TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

^b M G KHOLODNY INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Ukraine)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; Chlorophyceae; DNA barcode; ITS 2 DNA Barcode; Microglena; molecular phylogeny; Monadina clade; phenotypic plasticity; species concept; systematics

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; CLADISTICS; GREEN ALGA; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS MONADINA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REGINAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS UVA-MARIS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; MICROGLENA; MICROGLENA MONADINA;

EID: 84865830675     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2012.678388     Document Type: Article

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