A taxonomic and distributional study of the rhodolith-forming species Lithothamnion muelleri (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Algae

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-71

  Robinson, Néstor M ^a   Hansen, G I ^b   Fernandez Garcia C ^a,c   Riosmena Rodriguez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Coralline algae; Costa Rica; Lithothamnion muelleri; Mexico; Nicaragua; Taxonomy; Washington

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879810622     PISSN: 12262617     EISSN: 20930860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4490/algae.2013.28.1.063     Document Type: Article

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