Morphological and taxonomic relationships among branched, ligulate members of the genus Desmarestia (Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales), with particular reference to South African D . firma

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Anderson, Robert James
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Plant Science; Antarctic; New Zealand; Signy Island; Gough; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b85-054; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b85-054

An examination is made of the reproductive anatomy and the morphology of branched, ligulate members of the genus Desmarestia from worldwide localities. Entities from southern Africa, New Zealand, South America, Gough Island, northwestern America, and Europe show varying degrees of morphological over...