Ulva (Chlorophyta, Ulvales) Biodiversity in the North Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean, Italy): Cryptic Species and New Introductions

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1510-1521

  Wolf, Marion A ^a   Sciuto, Katia ^a   Andreoli, Carlo ^a   Moro, Isabella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Cryptic diversity; Mediterranean Sea; Molecular taxonomy; Phylogeny; rbcL; tufA; Ulva

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA CALIFORNICA; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVA FLEXUOSA; ULVA PERTUSA; ULVA RIGIDA; ULVALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84870948153     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12005     Document Type: Article

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