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Three novel species of coccoid green algae within the Watanabea clade (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Dec 2016
Song Huiyin, Hu Yuxin, Zhu Huan, Wang Qinghua, Liu Guoxiang, Hu Zhengyu
Abstract excerpt
Coccoid green algae are extremely diverse despite their simple coccoid phenotype, a phenotype that may be the result of convergent evolution. In this study, we used a polyphasic approach combining molecular phylogenetic analyses, morphology and ultrastructure to investigate isolated coccoid strains from China, and our results reveal three new lineages of Trebouxiophyceae: the novel genus and species...
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