Misleading morphologies and the importance of sequencing type specimens for resolving coralline taxonomy (Corallinales, Rhodophyta): Pachyarthron cretaceum is Corallina officinalis

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 760-764

  Hind, Katharine R ^a   Gabrielson, Paul W ^b   Lindstrom, Sandra C ^a   Martone, Patrick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geniculate coralline algae; Historical DNA; Systematics; Taxonomy; Type specimen

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CORALLINA OFFICINALIS; CORALLINALES; PACHYARTHRON CRETACEUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84905225390     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12205     Document Type: Article

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