Diversity of Halimeda (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in New Caledonia: A Combined Morphological and Molecular Study

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1465-1481

  Dijoux, Laury ^a   Verbruggen, Heroen ^b   Mattio, Lydiane ^c   Duong, Nathalie ^a   Payri, Claude ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coral reefs; Halimeda; New Caledonia; rbcL; Taxonomic revision; tufA

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA; HALIMEDA; HALIMEDA FRAGILIS; HALIMEDA STUPOSA; HALIMEDA TAENICOLA; HALIMEDA XISHAENSIS;

EID: 84870868968     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12002     Document Type: Article

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