Polyphasic characterization of Planktothrix spiroides sp. nov. (Oscillatoriales, cyanobacteria), a freshwater bloom-forming alga superficially resembling Arthrospira

Phycologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 326-332

  Liu, Yang ^a,b   Wang, Zhongjie ^a,b   Lin, Shen ^a,b   Yu, Gongliang ^a   Li, Renhui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Cyanobacteria; Fatty acid; Freshwater; Molecular phylogeny; Planktothrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880283557     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/13-142.1     Document Type: Article

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