Phylogenetic systematics of the canal raphe bearing orders Surirellales and Rhopalodiales (Bacillariophyta)

The class Bacillariophyceae, encompasses all diatoms that possess a raphe. Members of the orders Bacillariales, Rhopalodiales and Surirellales have a canal raphe system. Historically, the possession of this character was considered support for a close evolutionary relationship. To investigate phylog...

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Main Author: Ruck, Elizabeth Clare
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1900