Molecular evidence for the polyphyletic origin of low pH adaptation in the genus Klebsormidium (Klebsormidiophyceae, Streptophyta)

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 333-345

  Škaloud, Pavel ^a   Lukešová, Alena ^b   Malavasi, Veronica ^c   Ryšánek, David ^a   Hrčková, Kristýna ^b   Rindi, Fabio ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acidophilic algae; Acidotolerant algae; Extremophiles; Klebsormidiales; Klebsormidium; Molecular systematics; Phylogeny; Streptophyta; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; KLEBSORMIDIALES; KLEBSORMIDIOPHYCEAE; KLEBSORMIDIUM; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 84908502218     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.989     Document Type: Article

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