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Judith E Sutherland1, Sandra C Lindstrom1, Wendy A Nelson1

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandDepartment of Botany, University of British Columbia, #3529-6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Private Bag 14-901, Wellington 6241, New ZealandNatural History Museum, Department of Botany, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1Seaweed Research Center, NFRDI, Mokpo 530-831, KoreaDivision of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, KORDI, Inchon 406-840, KoreaCoastal Branch of Natural History Museum and Institute, Yoshio, Katsuura, Chiba 299-5242, JapanDepartment of Botany, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, BrazilNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Private Bag 14-901, Wellington 6241, New ZealandDepartment of Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USADepartment of Botany, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, BrazilDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.

Journal of Phycology
|March 30, 2016
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Keywords:
BangiaBangialesBoreophyllumClymeneDioneFuscifoliumLysitheaMinervaMiuraeaPorphyraPseudobangiaPyropiaWildemania

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