Description of two new monoecious species of volvox sect. volvox (volvocaceae, chlorophyceae), based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny of cultured material

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 759-767

  Isaka, Nanako ^a   Kawai Toyooka, Hiroko ^a   Matsuzaki, Ryo ^a   Nakada, Takashi ^b   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyceae; Cultures; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Taxonomy; Volvocaceae; Volvox ferrisii sp. nov.; Volvox kirkiorum sp. nov.; Volvox sect. Volvox

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYCEAE; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOX; VOLVOX BARBERI; VOLVOX CAPENSIS; VOLVOX GLOBATOR; VOLVOX ROUSSELETII;

EID: 85027937493     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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