Holococcolithophore- heterococcolithophore (Haptophyta) life cycles: Flow cytometric analysis of relative ploidy levels

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-465

  Houdan, Aude ^a   Billard, Chantal ^a   Marie, Dominique ^b   Not, Fabrice ^b   Sâez, Alberto G ^c   Young, Jeremy R ^d   Probert, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccolithophore; Haplo diploid; Haptophyta; Heterococcolith; Holococ colith; Life cycle; Microalgae; Ploidy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008844512     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200003001270     Document Type: Article

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