Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the aegagropila clade (cladophorales, ulvophyceae), including the description of aegagropilopsis gen. nov. and pseudocladophora gen. nov

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 808-825

  Boedeker, Christian ^a   Kelly, Charles J ^b   Star, Wim ^c   Leliaert, Frederik ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arnoldiella; Basicladia; Cladophorella; Freshwater; Molecular phylogenetics; Pithophoraceae; Pseudocladophoraceae; Ribosomal DNA; Systematics; Wittrockiella

Indexed keywords

AEGAGROPILA; ARNOLDIELLA; ARNOLDIELLA CONCHOPHILA; BASICLADIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORALES; PITHOPHORA; SIPHONOCLADUS; ULVOPHYCEAE; WITTROCKIELLA;

EID: 85027940541     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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