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Original Articles

Prasiolales (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) of the Svalbard Archipelago: diversity, biogeography and description of the new genera Prasionella and Prasionema

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Pages 171-187 | Received 18 Jun 2015, Accepted 16 Sep 2015, Published online: 01 Feb 2016

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