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Original Articles

A novel species in the genus Heveochlorella (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) witnesses the evolution from an epiphytic into an endophytic lifestyle in tree-dwelling green algae

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Pages 200-209 | Received 20 Mar 2012, Accepted 19 Nov 2012, Published online: 22 May 2013

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