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Diagnoses and key to the genera of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta)

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Thirteenth International Seaweed Symposium

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 58))

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A key to the genera of the Gracilariaceae is provided along with a short diagnosis for each genus. Features of the mature cystocarp and spermatangial configurations that separate genera are illustrated.

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  1. Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA

    Suzanne Fredericq

  2. Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280, USA

    Suzanne Fredericq & Max H. Hommersand

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Fredericq, S., Hommersand, M.H. (1990). Diagnoses and key to the genera of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). In: Lindstrom, S.C., Gabrielson, P.W. (eds) Thirteenth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2049-1_24

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