Molecular systematics of the genus Hypnea (Rhodophyta) in South Africa, with the description of a new genus, Tenebris (Cystocloniaceae, Rhodophyta)
Hypnea, an economically important genus of red algae (containing κ-carrageenan) found globally on tropical and subtropical shores, is shrouded in taxonomic confusion due to morphological plasticity of species and general lack of clear morphological characters. Of 113 species described worldwide only...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27960 |